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AWG wire gauge diameter

Map AWG number to conductor diameter in millimeters.

Electricity & magnetism

  • Wavelength and frequency
  • AWG wire gauge diameter

Formula

d_mm = 0.127 × 92^((36 − AWG) / 39)

Explanation

AWG is a logarithmic scale: each step changes diameter by a fixed ratio. The standard formula gives diameter in mm from the gauge number. Smaller AWG numbers mean thicker wire.

Variables

  • AWGAmerican Wire Gauge number
  • d_mmdiameter in millimeters

When to use

Electrical wiring, ampacity checks, and converting gauge charts to metric diameter.

Use this formula

Converters

  • Wire GaugeAWG to diameter (mm/in) using the standard AWG formula.→

Related formulas

  • Wavelength and frequencyf = c / λ, with c ≈ 299,792,458 m/s (speed of light in vacuum)

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