Copper Wire Gauge Dimensions

AWG Size	Total Strands/Strand Size	Type	Construction	Nominal Diameter		Circular Area		Approimate Weight		Nom. Break Strength		Maximum DC Resistance
				Inches	mm	Mils	mm2	Lbs/1000’	Kg/Km	Lbs	Kg	Ohms/1,000’	Ohms/Km
56	1	S	Solid	0.00049	0.0124	0.24	0.00012	0.00070	0.001	0.0066	0.00	46949	154039
54	1	S	Solid	0.00062	0.0157	0.38	0.00020	0.0012	0.002	0.011	0.00	28808	94520
52	1	S	Solid	0.00078	0.0198	0.61	0.00031	0.0018	0.003	0.017	0.01	18437	60493
50	1	S	Solid	0.00099	0.0251	0.98	0.00050	0.0030	0.005	0.027	0.01	11491	37703
48	1	S	Solid	0.00124	0.0315	1.54	0.00078	0.0047	0.007	0.042	0.02	7324	24029
46	1	S	Solid	0.00157	0.0399	2.46	0.0012	0.0075	0.011	0.068	0.03	4548	14924
44	1	S	Solid	0.00200	0.0508	4.00	0.0020	0.0121	0.018	0.11	0.05	2873	9426
42	1	S	Solid	0.00250	0.0635	6.25	0.0032	0.0189	0.028	0.17	0.08	1801	5908
42	7/50	C	7/50	0.00300	0.0762	6.86	0.0035	0.0216	0.032	0.19	0.09	1891	5548
40	1	S	Solid	0.00310	0.0787	9.61	0.0049	0.0291	0.043	0.26	0.12	1152	3781