14 gauge wire measures 1.63 mm across, and its cross-section is 2.08 mm². Unlike most gauges, both numbers get asked about equally here. 14 AWG sits right at the boundary between people picking cable for a circuit and people picking hardware for a conductor, so this page answers both. The metric size, and the gap on either side… Read More: 14 Gauge Wire in mm and mm2: Diameter and Cable… »
16 gauge wire measures 1.29 mm across. That is 50.8 mils, or 0.0508 inches. Almost everyone asking this question wants the diameter, not the cross-section. It is a ferrule question, a terminal question, or a “will this fit the connector” question. So the diameter comes first here — but the number you need is probably not 1.29 mm.… Read More: 16 Gauge Wire in mm: Diameter and Conductor Size »
2 gauge wire measures 6.54 mm across. Its cross-section is 33.6 mm², or 66,360 circular mils. This gauge is unusual, and it is worth knowing why before you specify anything. The gauge that actually lines up Convert almost any AWG size and you land between two metric sizes with an awkward gap either side. 12 AWG converts to… Read More: 2 Gauge Wire in mm: Diameter, mm2 and Cable Size »
12 gauge wire measures 2.05 mm across. Its cross-section is 3.31 mm², or 6,530 circular mils. Both numbers get asked as “12 gauge in mm,” so both are here. The diameter is what you need for ferrules, glands and terminal ranges. The cross-section is what you need for a cable schedule — and it is not a size… Read More: 12 Gauge Wire in mm: Diameter, mm2 and What to… »
Every gauge, both units, and the metric size you can actually order. A wire gauge gives you a diameter. It does not give you a cable size, and the gap between those two things is where most conversion mistakes happen. 12 AWG measures 2.05 mm across and has a cross-section of 3.31 mm². Both numbers are correct and… Read More: AWG Wire Sizes: Diameter in mm and mm2 for Every… »