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AWG table

AWG stands for American Wire Gauge and is a standardized coding for cable diameters in electrical engineering. The conductive copper diameter or copper cross-section is considered and the insulation or jacket is disregarded.
The designation AWG originally comes from North America, but it is now also widely used in Europe. Internationally, cables are standardized according to the cross section of IEC 60228. The AWG number is derived from the number of drawing dies that are required to produce a specific cross-section. The larger the AWG number, the smaller the conductor diameter.

Cross-section comparison

Cross section in mm2

2,0

1,4

0,82

0,5

0,35

0,25

0,14

0,08

0,05

0,034

0,02

AWG
value

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34




Conversion table for cable glands

Comparison of thread sizes - from PG to metric

(Depending on the clamping range, therefore multiple mentions due to overlap)

PG value

PG 7

PG 9

PG 11

PG 13,5

PG 16

PG 21

PG 29

PG 36

PG 42

PG 48

Metric

M 12

M 16

M 16 / M 20

M 20 / M 25

M 20 / M 25

M 25 / M 32

M 32 / M 40

M 40 / M 50

M 50 / M 63

M 50 / M 63


Comparison of thread sizes - from PG to metric

(Depending on the clamping range, therefore multiple mentions due to overlap)

Metric

M 12

M 16

M 20

M 25

M 32

M 40

M 50

M 63

PG value*

PG 7

PG 9

PG 11/13,5/16

PG 13,5/16/21

PG 21 / PG 29

PG 29 / PG 36

PG 36 / PG 42

PG 42 / PG 48

*PG stands for armored thread - also known as steel armored pipe thread - for cable glands. These are only to be used in exceptional cases and are increasingly being replaced by metric threads.

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