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AWG to Metric
AWG	mm	mm²
12	2.05	3.31
14	1.63	2.08
16	1.29	1.31
18	1.02	0.823
20	0.812	0.518
22	0.644	0.326
23	0.573	0.258
24	0.573	0.258
25	0.511	0.205
28	0.321	0.081

Feet to Meters
Feet	Meters
1	0.3048
250	76.20
500	152.40
1000	304.80

AWG to Metric Conversion Table

AWG means American Wire Gauge and is a method to categorize wire size by a "number" instead of diameter.

AWG to Metric
AWG	Ø inch	Ø mm	mm²
1	0.289	7.35	42.4
2	0.258	6.54	33.6
3	0.229	5.83	26.7
4	0.204	5.19	21.1
5	0.182	4.62	16.8
6	0.162	4.11	13.3
7	0.144	3.66	10.5
8	0.128	3.26	8.36
9	0.114	2.91	6.63
10	0.102	2.59	5.26
11	0.0907	2.30	4.17
12	0.0808	2.05	3.31
13	0.0720	1.83	2.62
14	0.0641	1.63	2.08
15	0.0571	1.45	1.65
16	0.0508	1.29	1.31
17	0.0453	1.15	1.04
18	0.0403	1.02	0.823
19	0.0359	0.912	0.653
20	0.0320	0.812	0.518

AWG to Metric
AWG	Ø inch	Ø mm	mm²
21	0.0285	0.723	0.410
22	0.0253	0.644	0.326
23	0.0226	0.573	0.258
24	0.0201	0.511	0.205
25	0.0179	0.455	0.162
26	0.0159	0.0405	0.129
27	0.0142	0.361	0.102
28	0.0159	0.405	0.129
29	0.0113	0.286	0.0642
30	0.0100	0.255	0.0509
31	0.00893	0.227	0.0404
32	0.00795	0.202	0.0320
33	0.00708	0.180	0.0254
34	0.00631	0.160	0.0201
35	0.00562	0.143	0.0160
36	0.00500	0.127	0.0127
37	0.00445	0.113	0.0100
38	0.00397	0.101	0.0079
39	0.00353	0.090	0.0063
40	0.00314	0.080	0.0050

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the above data, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or the consequences of any errors.