Wire Gauge
Standard Wire Gauge
Steel Wire Gauge
Preferred Sizes
Number
(SWG)
(Washburn & Moen)
Nº
inch
mminch
mm
inch
mm
0000000 (7/0)
0.500
12.700
0.4900
12.446
1/2
0.5000
12.700
000000 (6/0)
0.464
11.786
0.4615
11.722
00000 (5/0)
0.432
10.973
0.4305
10.935
7/16
0.4375
11.113
0000 (4/0)
0.400
10.160
0.3938
10.003
000 (3/0)
0.372
9.449
0.3625
9.208
3/8
0.3750
9.525
00 (2/0)
0.348
8.839
0.3310
8.407
0 (1/0)
0.324
8.230
0.3065
7.785
5/16
0.3125
7.938
1
0.300
7.620
0.2830
7.188
2
0.276
7.010
0.2625
6.668
3
0.252
6.401
0.2437
6.190
1/4
0.2500
6.350
4
0.232
5.893
0.2253
5.723
5
0.212
5.385
0.2070
5.258
3/16
0.1875
4.763
6
0.192
4.877
0.1920
4.877
7
0.176
4.470
0.1770
4.496
8
0.160
4.064
0.1620
4.115
5/32
0.1563
3.969
9
0.144
3.658
0.1483
3.767
10
0.128
3.251
0.1350
3.429
1/8
0.1250
3.175
11
0.116
2.946
0.1205
3.061
12
0.104
2.642
0.1055
2.680
13
0.092
2.337
0.0915
2.324
3/32
0.0938
2.381
14
0.080
2.032
0.0800
2.032
15
0.072
1.829
0.0720
1.829
16
0.064
1.626
0.0625
1.588
1/16
0.0625
1.588
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