Wire Gauge Comparison Table |
Number
of Wire Gauge |
American
or Brown
& Sharpe |
Birmingham
or Stubs'
Iron Wire |
Washburn & Moen,
Worcester |
W & M
Steel Music
Wire |
American
S & W Co's
Music Wire
Gauge |
Imperial
Wire
Gauge |
00000000 |
- |
- |
- |
.0083 |
- |
- |
0000000 |
- |
- |
- |
.0087 |
- |
- |
000000 |
- |
- |
- |
.0095 |
.004 |
.464 |
00000 |
- |
- |
- |
.010 |
.005 |
.432 |
0000 |
.460 |
.454 |
.3938 |
.011 |
.006 |
.400 |
000 |
.40964 |
.425 |
.3625 |
.012 |
.007 |
.372 |
00 |
.3648 |
.380 |
.3310 |
.0133 |
.008 |
.348 |
0 |
.32486 |
.340 |
.3065 |
.0144 |
.009 |
.324 |
1 |
.2893 |
.300 |
.2830 |
.0156 |
.010 |
.300 |
2 |
.25763 |
.284 |
.2625 |
.0166 |
.011 |
276 |
3 |
.22942 |
.259 |
.2437 |
.0178 |
.012 |
.252 |
4 |
.20431 |
.238 |
.2253 |
.0188 |
.013 |
.232 |
5 |
.18194 |
.220 |
.2070 |
.0202 |
.014 |
.212 |
6 |
.16202 |
.203 |
.1920 |
.0215 |
.016 |
.192 |
7 |
.14428 |
.180 |
.1770 |
.023 |
.018 |
.176 |
8 |
.12849 |
.165 |
.1620 |
.0243 |
.020 |
.160 |
9 |
.11443 |
.148 |
.1483 |
0256 |
.022 |
.144 |
10 |
.10189 |
.134 |
.1350 |
027 |
.024 |
.128 |
11 |
.090742 |
120 |
.1205 |
.0284 |
.026 |
.116 |
12 |
.080808 |
.109 |
.1055 |
.0296 |
.029 |
.104 |
13 |
.071961 |
.095 |
.0915 |
.0314 |
.031 |
63.80 |
14 |
.064084 |
.083 |
.0800 |
.0326 |
.033 |
.080 |
15 |
.057068 |
.072 |
.0720 |
.0345 |
.035 |
.072 |
16 |
.05082 |
.065 |
.0625 |
.036 |
.037 |
.064 |
17 |
.045257 |
.054 |
.0540 |
.0377 |
.039 |
.056 |
18 |
.040303 |
.049 |
.0475 |
.0395 |
.041 |
.048 |
19 |
.03589 |
.042 |
.0410 |
.0414 |
.043 |
.040 |
20 |
.031961 |
.035 |
.0348 |
.0434 |
.045 |
.036 |
21 |
.028462 |
.032 |
.03175 |
.046 |
.047 |
.032 |
22 |
.025347 |
.028 |
.0286 |
.0483 |
.049 |
.028 |
23 |
.022571 |
.025 |
.0258 |
.051 |
.051 |
.024 |
24 |
.0201 |
.022 |
.0230 |
.055 |
.055 |
.022 |
25 |
.0179 |
.020 |
.0204 |
.0586 |
.059 |
.020 |
26 |
.01594 |
.018 |
.0181 |
.0626 |
.063 |
.018 |
27 |
.014195 |
.016 |
.0173 |
.0658 |
.067 |
.0164 |
28 |
.012641 |
.014 |
.0162 |
.72 |
.071 |
.0149 |
29 |
.011257 |
.013 |
.0150 |
.076 |
.075 |
.0136 |
30 |
.010025 |
.012 |
.0140 |
.080 |
.080 |
.0124 |
31 |
.008928 |
.010 |
.0132 |
- |
.085 |
.0116 |
32 |
.00795 |
.009 |
.0128 |
- |
.090 |
.0108 |
33 |
.00708 |
.008 |
.0118 |
- |
.095 |
.0100 |
34 |
.006304 |
.007 |
.0104 |
- |
|
.0092 |
35 |
.005614 |
.005 |
.0095 |
- |
|
.0084 |
36 |
.005 |
.004 |
.0090 |
- |
|
.0076 |
37 |
.004453 |
- |
- |
- |
|
.0068 |
38 |
.003965 |
- |
- |
- |
|
.0060 |
39 |
.003531 |
- |
- |
- |
|
.0052 |
40 |
.003144 |
- |
- |
- |
|
.0048 |
 |
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