Bare Stranded Copper Wire Size Chart

Stranded conductors offer greater flexibility than solid 250 kcmil 1 000 kcmil.

Bare stranded copper wire size chart.

The resistances and skin depth noted are for copper conductors. 36 7 44 0 0020 0 006 28 00 0 09 371 00. B 33 tinned conductors b 787 19 wire combination unilay stranded. Hard drawn and medium hard drawn per astm b 1 b 2.

Alan wire bare copper conductors are normally annealed soft copper solid or stranded. Wire gauge calculations wire diameter calculations. Annealed copper wire astm b8. American wire gauge size calculator and chart.

D n in 0 005 in 92 36 n 39. Stranded bare copper and aluminum conductors dimensions nominal conductor conductor diameter size area wire diameter class b standard compressed round compact round awg cir mils mm 2 sq in no. This is a handy rule to remember when making rough wire size estimations. Medium hard drawn tempers are also available in solid and stranded.

Break strength lbs kg maximum dc resistance ohms 1 000 ohms km circular area 56 1 s solid 0 00049 0 0124 0 24 0 00012 0 00070 0 001 0 0066 0 00. American wire gauge awg sizes and properties chart table table 1 lists the awg sizes for electrical cables conductors. Lbs ohms per sizestrandsof strand o d. Of wires mm in mm in mm in mm in 20 1020 0 517 00080 7 0 31 0121 91 036.

Wire stranding charts solid and stranded conductor awg chart awg size total strands strand size type construction nominal diameter inches mm mils mm2 approimate weight lbs 1000 kg km nom. A detailed description of each conductor. Suitable for use in electrical grounding systems including counterpoise grounding and on insulators for overhead transmission and distribution applications. B 3 soft or annealed copper wire.

Bare copper conductors are primarily used for grounding purposes as specified in the national electrical code. Stranded wire data chart awg of nom. The n gauge wire diameter d n in inches in is equal to 0 005in times 92 raised to the power of 36 minus gauge number n divided by 39. Awg copper wire table size and data chart 100 degrees f.

Also available in tinned copper. B 8 concentric lay stranded hard medium hard or soft copper conductor. B 2 medium hard copper wire. In addition to wire size the table provides values load current carrying capacity resistance and skin effects.

Stranded bare copper bare or tinned soft annealed medium hard or hard drawn stranded bare copper. The n gauge wire diameter d n in millimeters mm is equal to 0 127mm times 92 raised to the power of 36 minus gauge. For every three steps in the gauge scale wire area and weight per unit length approximately doubles. Soft bare copper solid or classes a or b stranding per astm b 3 and b 8.

Sizes 8 thru 2 are available in 7 strand. Sizes 14 thru 2 are available in solid. Standard specification for concentric lay stranded copper conductors hard medium hard or soft engineering information conductor. Mil area1 000 ft 1 000 ft.