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	==Max current ratings==		==Max current ratings==
			The current ratings below are the chassis ratings listed above, but extended for stranded/multicore wiring.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! rowspan="3" \|AWG		! rowspan="3" \|AWG

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	Wire gauges are typically denoted using the American Wire Gauge (AWG), also known as Brown and Sharpe Wire Guage.		Wire gauges are typically denoted using the American Wire Gauge (AWG), also known as Brown and Sharpe Wire Guage.

	~~The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire.~~ Telephone/network wires are typically AWG 24 or 26.		Telephone/network wires are typically AWG 24 or 26. Household wiring is thicker and is typically AWG 12 or 14.

	== Gauge Table ==		==Gauge Table==
			AWG's formula D(AWG)=0.005·92<sup>((36-AWG)/39)</sup> means that:

			* Every 6 gauge decrease doubles the wire diameter
			* Every 3 gauge decrease doubles the wire cross sectional area

			For 00, 000, 0000 gauge wires, calculate them with negative values -1, -2, -3.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!AWG #		!AWG #
	!Diameter (inch)		!Diameter (inch)
	!Diameter (mm)		!Diameter (mm)
	!Resistance Ω/~~1000m~~		!Resistance Ω/1km
	Copper		Copper
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	\|}		\|}

	== Max current ratings ==		==Max current ratings==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! rowspan="3" \|AWG		! rowspan="3" \|AWG
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	\|}		\|}

	= See Also =		==See Also==

	* https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html		*https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html

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Wire gauges are typically denoted using the American Wire Gauge (AWG), also known as Brown and Sharpe Wire Guage.

The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. Telephone/network wires are typically AWG 24 or 26.

== Gauge Table ==
{| class="wikitable"
!AWG #
!Diameter (inch)
!Diameter (mm)
!Resistance Ω/1000m
Copper
|-
|0000 (4/0)
|0.4600
|11.6840
|0.16
|-
|000 (3/0)
|0.4096
|10.4049
|0.20
|-
|00 (2/0)
|0.3648
|9.2658
|0.26
|-
|0 (1/0)
|0.3249
|8.2515
|0.32
|-
|1
|0.2893
|7.3481
|0.41
|-
|2
|0.2576
|6.5437
|0.51
|-
|3
|0.2294
|5.8273
|0.65
|-
|4
|0.2043
|5.1894
|0.81
|-
|5
|0.1819
|4.6213
|
|-
|6
|0.1620
|4.1154
|1.3
|-
|7
|0.1443
|3.6649
|
|-
|8
|0.1285
|3.2636
|2.1
|-
|9
|0.1144
|2.9064
|
|-
|10
|0.1019
|2.5882
|3.3
|-
|11
|0.0907
|2.3048
|
|-
|12
|0.0808
|2.0525
|5.2
|-
|13
|0.0720
|1.8278
|6.6
|-
|14
|0.0641
|1.6277
|8.2
|-
|15
|0.0571
|1.4495
|
|-
|16
|0.0508
|1.2908
|13
|-
|17
|0.0453
|1.1495
|
|-
|18
|0.0403
|1.0237
|21
|-
|19
|0.0359
|0.9116
|
|-
|20
|0.0320
|0.8118
|34
|-
|21
|0.0285
|0.7229
|
|-
|22
|0.0253
|0.6438
|52
|-
|23
|0.0226
|0.5733
|
|-
|24
|0.0201
|0.5106
|88
|-
|25
|0.0179
|0.4547
|108
|-
|26
|0.0159
|0.4049
|133
|-
|27
|0.0142
|0.3606
|180
|-
|28
|0.0126
|0.3211
|216
|-
|29
|0.0113
|0.2859
|
|-
|30
|0.0100
|0.2546
|352
|-
|31
|0.0089
|0.2268
|
|-
|32
|0.0080
|0.2019
|556
|-
|33
|0.0071
|0.1798
|663
|-
|34
|0.0063
|0.1601
|862
|-
|35
|0.0056
|0.1426
|1120
|-
|36
|0.0050
|0.1270
|1326
|-
|37
|0.0045
|0.1131
|1810
|-
|38
|0.0040
|0.1007
|2210
|-
|39
|0.0035
|0.0897
|2693
|-
|40
|0.0031
|0.0799
|3448
|}

== Max current ratings ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |AWG
! colspan="6" |Typical Max. Current Load Ratings - Copper ''(amps)''
|-
! rowspan="2" |Single Core
! colspan="5" |Multicore
|-
!up to 3 cores
!4 - 6 cores
!7 - 24 cores
!25 - 42 cores
!43 and above
|-
|24
|3.5
|2
|1.6
|1.4
|1.2
|1.0
|-
|22
|5.0
|3
|2.4
|2.1
|1.8
|1.5
|-
|20
|6.0
|5
|4.0
|3.5
|3.0
|2.5
|-
|18
|9.5
|7
|5.6
|4.9
|4.2
|3.5
|-
|16
|15
|10
|8.0
|7.0
|6.0
|5.0
|-
|14
|24
|15
|12
|10
|9.0
|7.5
|-
|12
|34
|20
|16
|14
|12
|10
|-
|10
|52
|30
|24
|21
|18
|15
|-
|8
|75
|40
|32
|28
|24
|20
|-
|6
|95
|55
|44
|38
|33
|27
|-
|4
|120
|70
|56
|49
|42
|35
|-
|3
|154
|80
|64
|56
|48
|40
|-
|2
|170
|95
|76
|66
|57
|57
|-
|1
|180
|110
|88
|77
|66
|55
|}

= See Also =

* https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html