AWG(American Wire Gauge) Size Chart and Metric Conversion Chart

What Is AWG?

You will most likely see a AWG when looking at your ethernet cables jacket.

 

The AWG you see stands for American Wire Gauge. 

 

AWG (American Wire Gauge)  is a standardization of the sizing system of cables in North America.

 

It provides a standard reference for comparing all types of conductor materials.

 

This helps in guiding manufacturers to know what size of wires need to be made to meet the certain AWG size.

 

The larger the AWG number or wire guage, the smaller the physical size of the wire.

 

The smallest AWG size is 40 and the largest is 0000 (4/0).

 

AWG general rules of thumb – for every 6 gauge decrease,

 

the wire diameter doubles and for every 3 gauge decrease,

 

the cross sectional area doubles.

 

Note – W&M Wire Gauge, US Steel Wire Gauge and Music Wire Gauge are different systems.