{"id":16307,"date":"2026-01-27T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/?page_id=16307"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:28:21","slug":"awg-vs-circular-mils-chart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/awg-vs-circular-mils-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"AWG vs. Circular Mils | Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This chart shows the relationship between AWG sizes and their equivalent circular mil areas, tying each gauge back to the actual diameter and amount of metal in the conductor. By looking at both side by side, it becomes easier to understand why small changes in gauge can result in large changes in conductor area, especially as wire sizes increase. The chart is intended as a quick reference for translating between gauge numbers and physical conductor size<\/p>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <style>\n        .awg-chart-container {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            max-width: 800px;\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 0;\n        }\n        \n        .awg-chart-table {\n            width: 100%;\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            background-color: white;\n            box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n        }\n        \n        .awg-chart-table thead {\n            background-color: #000000;\n            color: #FFD700;\n        }\n        \n        .awg-chart-table th {\n            padding: 12px;\n            text-align: left;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n        }\n        \n        .awg-chart-table td {\n            padding: 10px 12px;\n          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          <th>Area (mm\u00b2)<\/th>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/thead>\n            <tbody>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>0000 (4\/0)<\/td>\n                    <td>460.0<\/td>\n                    <td>211,600<\/td>\n                    <td>11.684<\/td>\n                    <td>107.2<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>000 (3\/0)<\/td>\n                    <td>409.6<\/td>\n                    <td>167,800<\/td>\n                    <td>10.405<\/td>\n                    <td>85.0<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>00 (2\/0)<\/td>\n                    <td>364.8<\/td>\n                    <td>133,100<\/td>\n                    <td>9.266<\/td>\n                    <td>67.4<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>0 (1\/0)<\/td>\n                    <td>324.9<\/td>\n                    <td>105,500<\/td>\n                    <td>8.252<\/td>\n                    <td>53.5<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>1<\/td>\n                    <td>289.3<\/td>\n                    <td>83,690<\/td>\n                    <td>7.348<\/td>\n                    <td>42.4<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>2<\/td>\n                    <td>257.6<\/td>\n                    <td>66,370<\/td>\n                    <td>6.544<\/td>\n                    <td>33.6<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>3<\/td>\n                    <td>229.4<\/td>\n                    <td>52,630<\/td>\n                    <td>5.827<\/td>\n                    <td>26.7<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>4<\/td>\n                    <td>204.3<\/td>\n                    <td>41,740<\/td>\n                    <td>5.189<\/td>\n                    <td>21.2<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>5<\/td>\n                    <td>181.9<\/td>\n                    <td>33,100<\/td>\n                    <td>4.621<\/td>\n                    <td>16.8<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>6<\/td>\n                    <td>162.0<\/td>\n                    <td>26,250<\/td>\n                    <td>4.115<\/td>\n                    <td>13.3<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>7<\/td>\n                    <td>144.3<\/td>\n                    <td>20,820<\/td>\n                    <td>3.665<\/td>\n                    <td>10.5<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>8<\/td>\n                    <td>128.5<\/td>\n                    <td>16,510<\/td>\n                    <td>3.264<\/td>\n                    <td>8.37<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>9<\/td>\n                    <td>114.4<\/td>\n                    <td>13,090<\/td>\n                    <td>2.906<\/td>\n                    <td>6.63<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>10<\/td>\n                    <td>101.9<\/td>\n                    <td>10,380<\/td>\n                    <td>2.588<\/td>\n                    <td>5.26<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>11<\/td>\n                    <td>90.74<\/td>\n                    <td>8,234<\/td>\n                    <td>2.305<\/td>\n                    <td>4.17<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>12<\/td>\n                    <td>80.81<\/td>\n                    <td>6,530<\/td>\n                    <td>2.053<\/td>\n                    <td>3.31<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>13<\/td>\n                    <td>71.96<\/td>\n                    <td>5,178<\/td>\n                    <td>1.828<\/td>\n                    <td>2.62<\/td>\n                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<td>40.30<\/td>\n                    <td>1,624<\/td>\n                    <td>1.024<\/td>\n                    <td>0.823<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>19<\/td>\n                    <td>35.89<\/td>\n                    <td>1,288<\/td>\n                    <td>0.912<\/td>\n                    <td>0.653<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>20<\/td>\n                    <td>31.96<\/td>\n                    <td>1,022<\/td>\n                    <td>0.812<\/td>\n                    <td>0.518<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>21<\/td>\n                    <td>28.46<\/td>\n                    <td>810<\/td>\n                    <td>0.723<\/td>\n                    <td>0.410<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>22<\/td>\n                    <td>25.35<\/td>\n                    <td>642<\/td>\n                    <td>0.644<\/td>\n                    <td>0.326<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>23<\/td>\n                    <td>22.57<\/td>\n                    <td>509<\/td>\n                    <td>0.573<\/td>\n                    <td>0.258<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>24<\/td>\n                    <td>20.10<\/td>\n                    <td>404<\/td>\n                    <td>0.511<\/td>\n                    <td>0.205<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>25<\/td>\n                    <td>17.90<\/td>\n                    <td>320<\/td>\n                    <td>0.455<\/td>\n                    <td>0.162<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>26<\/td>\n                    <td>15.94<\/td>\n                    <td>254<\/td>\n                    <td>0.405<\/td>\n                    <td>0.129<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>27<\/td>\n                    <td>14.20<\/td>\n                    <td>202<\/td>\n                    <td>0.361<\/td>\n                    <td>0.102<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>28<\/td>\n                    <td>12.64<\/td>\n                    <td>160<\/td>\n                    <td>0.321<\/td>\n                    <td>0.0810<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>29<\/td>\n                    <td>11.26<\/td>\n                    <td>127<\/td>\n                    <td>0.286<\/td>\n                    <td>0.0642<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n                <tr>\n                    <td>30<\/td>\n                    <td>10.03<\/td>\n                    <td>101<\/td>\n                    <td>0.255<\/td>\n                    <td>0.0509<\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/tbody>\n        <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/\">MISUMI 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