AWG
AWG=American Wire Gauge standard
Table
| Gauge | Diam | Area | R | I at 3A/mm2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWG | mm | mm2 | Ω/km | A |
Note: At 20°C (68°F)
Diameter graph
AWG 21 - 0000
set output 'AWG_diameter1.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set yrange [0:12.7]
set y2range [0:0.5]
set ytics 0,1
set y2tics 0,0.0625
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Diameter (mm)"
set y2label "Diameter (inch)"
plot [x=21:-3] 0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4 notitle,0.005*92**((36-x)/39) axis x1y2 notitle
AWG 46 - 22
set output 'AWG_diameter2.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set yrange [0:0.635]
set y2range [0:0.025]
set ytics 0,1
set y2tics 0,0.0025
set ytics 0,0.1
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Diameter (mm)"
set y2label "Diameter (inch)"
plot [x=46:22] 0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4 notitle,0.005*92**((36-x)/39) axis x1y2 notitle
Area graph
AWG 13 - 0000
set output 'AWG_area1.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,5
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Area (mm2)"
plot [x=13:-3] pi*((0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)/2)**2 notitle
AWG 29 - 14
set output 'AWG_area2.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,0.1
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Area (mm2)"
plot [x=29:14] pi*((0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)/2)**2 notitle
AWG 46 - 30
set output 'AWG_area3.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,0.01
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Area (mm2)"
plot [x=46:30] pi*((0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)/2)**2 notitle
Resistance graph
AWG 13 - 0000
set output 'AWG_resistance1.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,1
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Resistance (ohm/km)"
plot [x=13:-3] 17.241/((pi*(0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)**2)/4) notitle
AWG 29 - 14
set output 'AWG_resistance2.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,10
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Resistance (ohm/km)"
plot [x=29:14] 17.241/((pi*(0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)**2)/4) notitle
AWG 46 - 30
set output 'AWG_resistance3.png'
set terminal png notransparent interlace size 800,400 enhanced
set size 1.0,1.0
set grid x y
set ytics 0,1000
set xtics ("0000" -3, "000" -2, "00" -1, "0" 0 0, "1" 1, "2" 2, "3" 3, "4" 4, "5" 5, "6" 6, "7" 7, "8" 8, "9" 9, "10" 10, "11" 11, "12" 12, "13" 13, "14" 14, "15" 15, "16" 16, "17" 17, "18" 18, "19" 19, "20" 20, "21" 21, "22" 22, "23" 23, "24" 24, "25" 25, "26" 26, "27" 27, "28" 28, "29" 29, "30" 30, "31" 31, "32" 32, "33" 33, "34" 34, "35" 35, "36" 36, "37" 37, "38" 38, "39" 39, "40" 40, "41" 41, "42" 42, "43" 43, "44" 44, "45" 45, "46" 46)
set xlabel "AWG"
set ylabel "Resistance (ohm/km)"
plot [x=46:30] 17.241/((pi*(0.005*92**((36-x)/39)*25.4)**2)/4) notitle
Contributions
Source
- Formulas from Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (14th Ed, 2000) ISBN 0-07-022005-0
