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    American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a standardized system used to specify wire diameters. Larger AWG numbers refer to smaller wire diameters. AWG sizes range from 0000 (largest) to 40 (smallest). For every 6-point decrease in gauge, the diameter doubles, and for every 3-point decrease, the cross-sectional area doubles. The AWG table lists wire properties including diameter, resistance, current capacity, and maximum frequencies before skin effects occur, with ratings generally decreasing for smaller gauges.

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    American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a standardized system used to specify wire diameters. Larger AWG numbers refer to smaller wire diameters. AWG sizes range from 0000 (largest) to 40 (smallest). For every 6-point decrease in gauge, the diameter doubles, and for every 3-point decrease, the cross-sectional area doubles. The AWG table lists wire properties including diameter, resistance, current capacity, and maximum frequencies before skin effects occur, with ratings generally decreasing for smaller gauges.

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    American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a standardized system used to specify wire diameters. Larger AWG numbers refer to smaller wire diameters. AWG sizes range from 0000 (largest) to 40 (smallest). For every 6-point decrease in gauge, the diameter doubles, and for every 3-point decrease, the cross-sectional area doubles. The AWG table lists wire properties including diameter, resistance, current capacity, and maximum frequencies before skin effects occur, with ratings generally decreasing for smaller gauges.

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    American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a standardized system used to specify wire diameters. Larger AWG numbers refer to smaller wire diameters. AWG sizes range from 0000 (largest) to 40 (smallest). For every 6-point decrease in gauge, the diameter doubles, and for every 3-point decrease, the cross-sectional area doubles. The AWG table lists wire properties including diameter, resistance, current capacity, and maximum frequencies before skin effects occur, with ratings generally decreasing for smaller gauges.

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    American Wire Gauge (AWG) Wire Sizes

    American wire gauge (AWG) is a standardized wire gauge system for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically
    conducting wire.

    The larger the AWG number or wire gauge, the smaller the physical size of the wire.

    The smallest AWG size is 40 and the largest is 0000 (4/0).

    AWG general rules of thumb:


    For every 6 gauge decrease, the wire diameter doubles and for
    every 3 gauge decrease, the cross sectional area doubles.
    American Wire Gauge (AWG) Sizes and Properties Chart / Table

    Table 1 lists the AWG sizes for electrical cables / conductors. In addition to wire size, the table provides values load
    (current) carrying capacity, resistance and skin effects. The resistances and skin depth noted are for copper conductors. A
    detailed description of each conductor property is described below Table 1.

    Diameter Diameter Area Resistance Resistance Max Current Max Frequency


    AWG
    [inches] [mm] [mm2] [Ohms / 1000 ft] [Ohms / km] [Amperes] for 100% skin depth
    0000 (4/0) 0.46 11.684 107 0.049 0.16072 302 125 Hz
    000 (3/0) 0.4096 10.40384 85 0.0618 0.202704 239 160 Hz
    00 (2/0) 0.3648 9.26592 67.4 0.0779 0.255512 190 200 Hz
    0 (1/0) 0.3249 8.25246 53.5 0.0983 0.322424 150 250 Hz
    1 0.2893 7.34822 42.4 0.1239 0.406392 119 325 Hz
    2 0.2576 6.54304 33.6 0.1563 0.512664 94 410 Hz
    3 0.2294 5.82676 26.7 0.197 0.64616 75 500 Hz
    4 0.2043 5.18922 21.2 0.2485 0.81508 60 650 Hz
    5 0.1819 4.62026 16.8 0.3133 1.027624 47 810 Hz
    6 0.162 4.1148 13.3 0.3951 1.295928 37 1100 Hz
    7 0.1443 3.66522 10.5 0.4982 1.634096 30 1300 Hz
    8 0.1285 3.2639 8.37 0.6282 2.060496 24 1650 Hz
    9 0.1144 2.90576 6.63 0.7921 2.598088 19 2050 Hz
    10 0.1019 2.58826 5.26 0.9989 3.276392 15 2600 Hz
    11 0.0907 2.30378 4.17 1.26 4.1328 12 3200 Hz
    12 0.0808 2.05232 3.31 1.588 5.20864 9.3 4150 Hz
    13 0.072 1.8288 2.62 2.003 6.56984 7.4 5300 Hz
    14 0.0641 1.62814 2.08 2.525 8.282 5.9 6700 Hz
    15 0.0571 1.45034 1.65 3.184 10.44352 4.7 8250 Hz
    16 0.0508 1.29032 1.31 4.016 13.17248 3.7 11 k Hz
    17 0.0453 1.15062 1.04 5.064 16.60992 2.9 13 k Hz
    18 0.0403 1.02362 0.823 6.385 20.9428 2.3 17 kHz
    19 0.0359 0.91186 0.653 8.051 26.40728 1.8 21 kHz
    20 0.032 0.8128 0.518 10.15 33.292 1.5 27 kHz
    21 0.0285 0.7239 0.41 12.8 41.984 1.2 33 kHz
    22 0.0254 0.64516 0.326 16.14 52.9392 0.92 42 kHz
    23 0.0226 0.57404 0.258 20.36 66.7808 0.729 53 kHz
    24 0.0201 0.51054 0.205 25.67 84.1976 0.577 68 kHz
    25 0.0179 0.45466 0.162 32.37 106.1736 0.457 85 kHz
    26 0.0159 0.40386 0.129 40.81 133.8568 0.361 107 kHz
    27 0.0142 0.36068 0.102 51.47 168.8216 0.288 130 kHz
    28 0.0126 0.32004 0.081 64.9 212.872 0.226 170 kHz
    29 0.0113 0.28702 0.0642 81.83 268.4024 0.182 210 kHz
    30 0.01 0.254 0.0509 103.2 338.496 0.142 270 kHz
    31 0.0089 0.22606 0.0404 130.1 426.728 0.113 340 kHz
    32 0.008 0.2032 0.032 164.1 538.248 0.091 430 kHz
    33 0.0071 0.18034 0.0254 206.9 678.632 0.072 540 kHz
    34 0.0063 0.16002 0.0201 260.9 855.752 0.056 690 kHz
    35 0.0056 0.14224 0.016 329 1079.12 0.044 870 kHz
    36 0.005 0.127 0.0127 414.8 1360 0.035 1100 kHz
    37 0.0045 0.1143 0.01 523.1 1715 0.0289 1350 kHz
    38 0.004 0.1016 0.00797 659.6 2163 0.0228 1750 kHz
    39 0.0035 0.0889 0.00632 831.8 2728 0.0175 2250 kHz
    40 0.0031 0.07874 0.00501 1049 3440 0.0137 2900 kHz

    Table 1: American Wire Gauge (AWG) Cable / Conductor Sizes and Properties

    AWG Notes: American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a standardized wire gauge system used predominantly in the United States
    to note the diameter of electrically conducting wire. The general rule of thumb is for every 6 gauge decrease the wire
    diameter doubles and every 3 gauge decrease doubles the cross sectional area.

    Diameter Notes: A mil is a unit of length equal to 0.001 inch (a "milli-inch" or a "thousandth of one inch") ie. 1 mil =
    0.001".

    Resistance Notes: The resistance noted in the table above is for copper wire conductor. For a given current, you can use the
    noted resistance and apply Ohms Law to calculate the voltage drop across the conductor.

    Current (ampacity) Notes: The current ratings shown in the table are for power transmission and have been determined
    using the rule of 1 amp per 700 circular mils, which is a very conservative rating. For reference, the National Electrical
    Code (NEC) notes the following ampacity for copper wire at 30 Celsius:
    14 AWG - maximum of 20 Amps in free air, maximum of 15 Amps as part of a 3 conductor cable;
    12 AWG - maximum of 25 Amps in free air, maximum of 20 Amps as part of a 3 conductor cable;
    10 AWG - maximum of 40 Amps in free air, maximum of 30 Amps as part of a 3 conductor cable.

    Check your local electrical code for the correct current capacity (ampacity) for mains and in wall wiring.

    Skin Effect and Skin Depth Notes: Skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to distribute itself
    within a conductor so that the current density near the surface of the conductor is greater than that at its core. That is, the
    electric current tends to flow at the "skin" of the conductor. The skin effect causes the effective resistance of the conductor
    to increase with the frequency of the current. The maximum frequency show is for 100% skin depth (ie. no skin effects).

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