American Wire Gauge (AWG) to Metric (mm)

Conversion
AWG

mm

AWG

mm

30
28
26
24
22
21
20
18
17
16
14
12
10
8

0.05
0.08
0.14
0.25
0.34
0.38
0.5
0.75
1
1.5
2.5
4
6
10

6
4
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
300MCM
350MCM
500MCM
600MCM
750MCM
1,000MCM

16
25
35
50
55
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400
500

Choice of Voltage for Medium Voltage Cables

The Rated Voltage is specified as Uo / U Where:
Uo : is the rated voltage between conductor and screen or outer metallic protection.
U : the rated voltage between any two conductors.
In three phase systems Uo is U / 3
The following table gives the maximum permissible operating voltage relative to each rated
voltage (Uo / U)

Rated Voltage
Uo/U (KV)

Max. Voltage
Um (KV)

1.8 / 3
3.6 / 6
6./ 10
8.7 / 15
12./ 20
18 / 30

3.6
7.2
12
18
24
36