| Solid | ASTM B-8 Class B Stranding | ASTM B-8 Class C Stranding | ASTM B-174 Class K Bunch Stranding | ASTM B-172 Rope-Lay Stranding | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWG | OD (in) | lbs/1000' | OD (in) | lbs/1000" | OD (in) | lbs/1000' | OD (in) | Number of Strands | lbs/1000' | OD (in) | Number of strands | lbs/1000' |
| 20 | .0.032 | 3.2 | 0.038 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | 0.040 | 4.9 | 0.046 | 4.9 | - | - | 0.046 | 16 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 16 | 0.051 | 7.8 | 0.058 | 7.9 | 0.055 | 7.9 | 0.059 | 26 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 14 | 0.064 | 12.4 | 0.073 | 12.6 | 0.074 | 12.6 | 0.076 | 41 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
| 12 | 0.081 | 19.7 | 0.092 | 20.0 | 0.092 | 20.0 | 0.090 | 65 | 20.1 | - | - | - |
| 10 | 0.102 | 31.3 | 0.116 | 31.3 | 0.117 | 32.0 | 0.118 | 105 | 32.4 | - | - | - |
| 8 | 0.128 | 49.8 | 0.146 | 50.9 | 0.148 | 50.9 | - | - | - | 0.163 | 133 | 52.6 |
| 6 | 0.163 | 79.9 | 0.184 | 80.7 | 0.179 | 80.7 | - | - | - | 0.205 | 133 | 82.8 |
| 4 | 0.204 | 125.6 | 0.232 | 128.4 | 0.235 | 128.5 | - | - | - | 0.257 | 133 | 129.3 |
| 2 | 0.258 | 200.9 | 0.292 | 204.3 | 0.296 | 204.2 | - | - | - | 0.324 | 133 | 204.8 |
| 1 | - | - | 0.332 | 257.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/0 | - | - | .0372 | 324.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2/0 | - | - | 0.419 | 409.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3/0 | - | - | 0.470 | 516.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4/0 | - | - | 0.528 | 650.6 | 0.511 | 657.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 250 MCM | - | - | 0.575 | 777.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 300 MCM | - | - | 0.630 | 931.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 350 MCM | - | - | 0.682 | 1088.8 | 0.682 | 1079.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 400 MCM | - | - | 0.761 | 1243.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 500 MCM | - | - | 0.812 | 1552.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |