SWG to mm conversion calculator

Select gauge #: 8

Diameter in millimeters:

4.064

mm

Diameter in inches:

0.160

in

Cross sectional area in square millimeters:

12.9717

mm2

Wire cross sectional area calculation

The n gauge wire's cross sectional area An in square millimeters (mm2) is equal to pi divided by 4
times the square wire diameter d in millimeters (mm):
An (mm2) = (/4)dn2

SWG to mm conversion chart

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Diameter
(mm)
12.700
11.786
10.973
10.160
9.449
8.839
8.230
7.620
7.010
6.401
5.893
5.385
4.877
4.470
4.064
3.658
3.251
2.946
2.642
2.337
2.032

Area
(mm2)
126.6769
109.0921
94.5638
81.0732
70.1202
61.3643
53.1921
45.6037
38.5989
32.1780
27.2730
22.7735
18.6793
15.6958
12.9717
10.5071
8.3019
6.8183
5.4805
4.2888
3.2429

15

1.829

2.6268

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

1.626
1.422
1.219
1.016
0.914
0.813
0.711
0.610

2.0755
1.5890
1.1675
0.8107
0.6567
0.5189
0.3973
0.2919

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