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SOLID ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR WIRE-HARD DRAWN*

Size A.W.G. and B.A.S. gage

Diameter, inch

Section Area

Ohms per 10000 feet at 20°C.

Weight pounds per 1000 feet

Tensile strength (typical) psi

Nominal copper equivalent

 

Circular mils (d²) 1 mil.= 0.001 inch

Square inch

Size A.W.G.

Weight pounds per 1000 feet

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.36480
.32486
.28930
.25763

.22942
.20431
.18194
.16202

.14429
.12849
.11442
.10190

.090742
.080808
.071962
.064084

.057068
.050821
.045257
.040303

.035890
.031961
.028462
.025347

.022572
.020101
.017900
.015941

.014195
.012641
.011257
.010025

.008928
.007950
.007080
.006305

.005615
.005000

133079.
105534.
83694.
66373.

52634.
41742.
33102.
26250.

20820.
16510.
13092.
10384.

8234.1
6529.9
5178.5
4106.8

3256.8
2582.8
2048.2
1624.3

1288.1
1021.5
810.08
642.47

509.50
404.05
320.41
254.11

201.50
159.79
126.72
100.50

79.71
63.20
50.13
39.75

31.53
25.00

0.104520
0.082886
0.065733
0.052129

0.041339
0.032784
0.025998
0.020617

0.016352
0.012967
0.010282
0.0081556

0.0064670
0.0051286
0.0040672
0.0032255

0.0025579
0.0020285
0.0016086
0.0012757

0.00101167
0.00080228
0.00063624
0.00050460

0.00040016
0.00031734
0.00025165
0.00019958

0.00015826
0.00012550
0.000099526
0.000078933

0.000062604
0.000049637
0.000039372
0.000031220

0.000024764
0.000019635

0.1278
0.1611
0.2031
0.2562

0.3230
0.4073
0.5136
0.6477

0.8166
1.030
1.299
1.637

2.065
2.604
3.283
4.140

5.220
6.583
8.301
10.47

13.20
16.64
20.99
26.46

33.37
42.08
53.06
66.91

84.38
106.4
134.2
169.2

213.3
269.0
339.2
427.7

539.2
680.1

122.
97.1
77.0
61.0

48.4
38.4
30.4
24.2

19.2
15.2
12.0
9.55

7.57
6.01
4.76
3.78

3.00
2.38
1.88
1.495

1.185
0.940
0.745
0.591

0.469
0.372
0.295
0.234

0.185
0.146
0.117
0.0925

0.0733
0.0581
0.0461
0.0366

0.0290
0.0230

22,000
22,000
23,000
23,000

25,500
26,000
26,500
27,000

27,500
27,000
28,500
29,500

30,500
31,500
28,000
29,000

30,500
31,500
24,500
25,500

26,000
27,000
27,000
27,000

27,000
27,000
28,000
27,000

27,000
25,000
26,000
27,000

27,000
28,000
27,000
27,000

28,000
29,000

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252.88
200.54
159.03
126.12

100.01
79.32
62.90
49.88

39.56
31.37
24.88
19.73

15.65
12.44
9.84
7.81

6.19
4.91
3.88
3.09

2.45
1.94
1.54
1.22

0.97
0.77
0.61
0.48

0.38
0.30
0.24
0.19

0.15
0.12
0.10
0.08

0.06
0.05

*Courtesy of The Aluminum Company of America