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SWG - Standard Wire Gauge[1]

Imperial Standard Wire Gauge for sheet metal and wire
SWG DIAMETER
INCHES MM
7/0

0.500

12.700

6/0

0.464

11.786

5/0

0.432

10.973

4/0

0.400

10.160

3/0

0.372

9.449

2/0

0.348

8.839

1/0

0.324

8.236

0.300

7.620

0.276

7.010

0.252

6.401

0.232

5.893

0.212

5.385

0.192

4.877

0.176

4.470

0.160

4.064

0.144

3.658

10

0.128

3.251

11

0.116

2.946

12

0.104

2.642

13

0.092

2.337

14

0.080

2.032

15

0.072

1.829

16

0.064

1.626

17

0.056

1.422

18

0.048

1.219

19

0.040

1.016

20

0.036

0.914

21

0.032

0.813

22

0.028

0.711

23

0.024

0.610

24

0.022

0.559

25

0.020

0.508

26

0.018

0.457

27

0.0164

0.417

28

0.0148

0.376

29

0.0136

0.345

30

0.0124

0.315

31

0.0116

0.295

32

0.0108

0.274

33

0.0100

0.254

34

0.0092

0.234

35

0.0084

0.213

36

0.0076

0.193

37

0.0068

0.173

38

0.006

0.152

39

0.0052

0.132

40

0.0048

0.122

41

0.0044

0.112

42

0.004

0.102

43

0.0036

0.091

44

0.0032

0.081

45

0.0028

0.071

46

0.0024

0.061

47

0.002

0.051

48

0.0016

0.041

49

0.0012

0.030

50

0.001

0.025

The Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) series commonly used in Great Britain were given in BS 3737: 1964. The standard is now withdrawn. The basis of the system is the mil[2], or 0.001 inches.

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