Bare Copper Wire
Conductor Size |
Wire
Diameter |
Cross-Sectional Area |
Weight |
Hard-Drawn |
|||
Minimum Ultimate Strength |
D-C
Resistance at 20C (68F) |
||||||
Awg |
inch |
circular
mills |
square inch |
lb per M ft |
lb per mile |
pounds |
ohms per M ft |
20 |
.0320 |
1020 |
.000804 |
3.10 |
16.4 |
||
19 |
.0359 |
1290 |
.00101 |
3.90 |
20.6 |
||
18 |
.0403 |
1620 |
.00128 |
4.92 |
26.0 |
85.5 |
6.64 |
17 |
.0453 |
2050 |
.00161 |
6.21 |
32.8 |
108 |
5.26 |
16 |
.0508 |
2580 |
.00203 |
7.81 |
41.2 |
135 |
4.18 |
15 |
.0571 |
3260 |
.00256 |
9.87 |
52.1 |
170 |
3.31 |
14 |
.0641 |
4110 |
.00323 |
12.4 |
65.7 |
214 |
2.63 |
13 |
.0720 |
5180 |
.00407 |
15.7 |
82.9 |
268 |
2.08 |
12 |
.0808 |
6530 |
.00513 |
19.8 |
104 |
337 |
1.65 |
11 |
.0907 |
8230 |
.00646 |
24.9 |
131 |
423 |
1.31 |
10 |
.1019 |
10380 |
.008155 |
31.43 |
166.0 |
529.3 |
1.039 |
9 |
.1144 |
13090 |
.01028 |
39.61 |
209.2 |
660.9 |
.8241 |
8 |
.1285 |
16510 |
.01297 |
49.98 |
263.9 |
826.1 |
.6532 |
7 |
.1443 |
20820 |
.01635 |
63.03 |
332.8 |
1030 |
.5180 |
6 |
.1620 |
26240 |
.02061 |
79.44 |
419.4 |
1280 |
.4110 |
5 |
.1819 |
33090 |
.02599 |
100.2 |
528.8 |
1590 |
.3260 |
4 |
.2043 |
41740 |
.03278 |
126.3 |
667.1 |
1970 |
.2584 |
3 |
.2294 |
52620 |
.04133 |
159.3 |
841.1 |
2439 |
.2050 |
2 |
.2576 |
66360 |
.05212 |
200.9 |
1061 |
3002 |
.1625 |
1 |
.2893 |
83690 |
.06573 |
253.3 |
1338 |
3688 |
.1289 |
1/0 |
.3249 |
105600 |
.08291 |
319.5 |
1687 |
4518 |
.1022 |
2/0 |
.3648 |
133100 |
.1045 |
402.8 |
2127 |
5519 |
.08021 |
3/0 |
.4096 |
167800 |
.1318 |
507.8 |
2681 |
6720 |
.06362 |
4/0 |
.4600 |
211600 |
.1662 |
640.5 |
3385 |
8143 |
.05045 |
BARE COPPER CABLE CONCENTRIC STRAND
Conductor
Size
|
Stranding
|
Total
number of wires
|
Wire
Diameter
|
Cable
Diameter
|
Cross
Sectional Area
|
Minimum
Breaking Strength
|
Weight
|
||
Mcm
|
Awg
|
inch
|
inch
|
square
inch
|
Lbs.(Hard)
|
Lb.
per M feet
|
Lb.
per mile
|
||
1.02
|
20
|
B
|
7
|
.0121
|
.0363
|
.0008023
|
50.04
|
3.154
|
16.65
|
1.62
|
18
|
B
|
7
|
.0152
|
.0456
|
.001276
|
78.99
|
5.015
|
26.48
|
2.58
|
16
|
B
|
7
|
.0192
|
.0576
|
.002028
|
124.7
|
7.974
|
42.10
|
4.11
|
14
|
B
|
7
|
.0242
|
.0726
|
.003225
|
197.1
|
12.68
|
66.95
|
6.53
|
12
|
B
|
7
|
.0305
|
.0915
|
.005129
|
311.1
|
20.16
|
106.5
|
10.38
|
10
|
B
|
7
|
.0385
|
.116
|
.008155
|
491.7
|
32.09
|
169.3
|
13.09
|
9
|
B
|
7
|
.0432
|
.130
|
.01028
|
618.2
|
40.42
|
213.4
|
16.51
|
8
|
B
|
7
|
.0486
|
.146
|
.01297
|
777.2
|
50.97
|
269.1
|
20.82
|
7
|
B
|
7
|
.0545
|
.164
|
.01635
|
977.1
|
64.28
|
339.4
|
26.24
|
6
|
B
|
7
|
.0612
|
.184
|
.02062
|
1,288
|
81.05
|
427.9
|
33.09
|
5
|
B
|
7
|
.0688
|
.206
|
.02600
|
1,542
|
102.2
|
539.6
|
41.74
|
4
|
AA
|
3
|
.1180
|
.254
|
.03278
|
1,879
|
127.6
|
673.8
|
41.74
|
4
|
B&A
|
7
|
.0772
|
.232
|
.03278
|
1,938
|
128.9
|
680.5
|
52.62
|
3
|
AA
|
3
|
.1325
|
.286
|
.04134
|
2,359
|
160.9
|
849.6
|
52.62
|
3
|
B&A
|
7
|
.0867
|
.260
|
.04134
|
2,433
|
162.5
|
858.0
|
66.36
|
2
|
AA
|
3
|
.1487
|
.320
|
.05213
|
2,913
|
202.9
|
1071
|
66.36
|
2
|
B&A
|
7
|
.0974
|
.292
|
.05213
|
3,045
|
204.9
|
1082
|
83.69
|
1
|
AA
|
3
|
.1670
|
.360
|
.06573
|
3,621
|
255.9
|
1351
|
83.69
|
1
|
AA
|
7
|
.1093
|
.328
|
.06573
|
3,804
|
258.4
|
1364
|
83.69
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
.0664
|
.332
|
.06573
|
3,899
|
258.4
|
1364
|
105.6
|
1/0
|
AA&A
|
7
|
.1228
|
.368
|
.08289
|
4,752
|
325.8
|
1720
|
105.6
|
1/0
|
-
|
12*
|
.0938
|
.390
|
.08289
|
4,841
|
325.8
|
1720
|
105.6
|
1/0
|
B
|
19
|
.0745
|
.372
|
.08289
|
4,901
|
325.8
|
1720
|
133.1
|
2/0
|
A&AA
|
7
|
.1379
|
.414
|
.1045
|
5,962
|
410.9
|
2169
|
133.1
|
2/0
|
-
|
12*
|
.1053
|
.438
|
.1045
|
6,048
|
410.9
|
2169
|
133.1
|
2/0
|
B
|
19
|
.0837
|
.419
|
.1045
|
6,152
|
410.9
|
2169
|
167.8
|
3/0
|
A&AA
|
7
|
.1548
|
.464
|
.1318
|
7,366
|
518.1
|
2736
|
167.8
|
3/0
|
-
|
12*
|
.1183
|
.492
|
.1318
|
7,556
|
518.1
|
2736
|
167.8
|
3/0
|
B
|
19
|
.0940
|
.470
|
.1318
|
7,698
|
518.1
|
2736
|
211.6
|
4/0
|
A&AA
|
7
|
.1739
|
.522
|
.1662
|
9,154
|
653.3
|
3450
|
211.6
|
4/0
|
-
|
12*
|
.1328
|
.552
|
.1662
|
9,483
|
653.3
|
3450
|
211.6
|
4/0
|
B
|
19
|
.1055
|
.528
|
.1662
|
9,617
|
653.3
|
3450
|
250
|
AA
|
12
|
.1443
|
.600
|
.1963
|
11,130
|
771.9
|
4076
|
|
250
|
A
|
19
|
.1147
|
.574
|
.1963
|
11,360
|
771.9
|
4076
|
|
250
|
B
|
37
|
.0822
|
.575
|
.1963
|
11,560
|
771.9
|
4076
|
|