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A sheet for every common wire size from 4/0 down to 28 AWG. Each gives the solid and stranded diameter, the area in circular mils and mm², NEC Table 310.16 ampacity for copper and aluminum, the largest breaker, how far it can run at 120, 240 and 12 V, and how many fit in conduit; the fine sizes add the coil-wrap measurement.

Wire gauges from 4/0 to 28 AWG: solid diameter in millimetres, area in mm², NEC Table 310.16 copper ampacity at 60, 75 and 90 °C, largest breaker on 75 °C terminals and DC resistance at 75 °C
GaugeDiametermm²Amps 60/75/90 °CBreakerΩ/kft
4/0 AWG11.68 mm107.22195 / 230 / 260225 A0.0608
3/0 AWG10.40 mm85.03165 / 200 / 225200 A0.0766
2/0 AWG9.27 mm67.44145 / 175 / 195175 A0.0967
1/0 AWG8.25 mm53.51125 / 150 / 170150 A0.122
1 AWG7.35 mm42.41110 / 130 / 145125 A0.154
2 AWG6.54 mm33.6395 / 115 / 130110 A0.194
3 AWG5.83 mm26.6685 / 100 / 115100 A0.245
4 AWG5.19 mm21.1570 / 85 / 9580 A0.308
6 AWG4.12 mm13.3055 / 65 / 7560 A0.491
8 AWG3.26 mm8.3740 / 50 / 5550 A0.778
10 AWG2.59 mm5.2630 / 35 / 4030 A1.24
12 AWG2.05 mm3.3120 / 25 / 3020 A1.98
14 AWG1.63 mm2.0815 / 20 / 2515 A3.14
16 AWG1.29 mm1.31— / — / 18—4.99
18 AWG1.02 mm0.821— / — / 14—7.95
20 AWG0.812 mm0.518——12.341
22 AWG0.644 mm0.325——19.646
24 AWG0.511 mm0.205——31.22
26 AWG0.405 mm0.129——49.656
28 AWG0.321 mm0.081——78.829

Ampacity from NEC 2023 Table 310.16 at 30 °C with no more than three current-carrying conductors; 240.4(D) caps 14, 12 and 10 AWG at 15, 20 and 30 A.

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