Bare copper wire is used primarily for grounding and does not have a protective coating or insulation. Depending on the application, bare copper wires can be solid or stranded, uncoated or coated, and hard, medium-hard drawn, or soft annealed.
Single conductors are solid or stranded uncoated copper.
Print legends on the wire include the manufacturer, conductor size, voltage rating, UL symbol (if applicable) and type designation. Standard length spools are 500 or 2500 feet.
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 | ||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AWG | Solid | ASTM B-8 Class B Stranding | ASTM B-8 Class C Stranding | ASTM B-174 Class K Stranding | ASTM B-172 Rope-Lay Stranding |
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20 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - | - |
18 | 6.52 | 6.66 | 6.66 | - | - |
16 | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.18 | - | - |
14 | 2.57 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 2.62 | - |
12 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | - |
10 | 1.019 | 1.039 | 1.039 | 1.04 | 1.04 |
8 | 0.6407 | 0.6535 | 0.6535 | 0.666 | 0.654 |
6 | 0.4031 | 0.4112 | 0.4112 | 0.419 | 0.419 |
4 | 0.2535 | 0.2585 | 0.2585 | 0.263 | 0.263 |
2 | 0.1594 | 0.1626 | 0.1626 | 0.167 | 0.166 |
1 | 0.1264 | 0.1289 | 0.1289 | 0.133 | 0.132 |
1/0 | 0.1002 | 0.1022 | 0.1022 | 0.105 | 0.105 |
2/0 | 0.07949 | 0.08108 | 0.08108 | 0.0843 | 0.0834 |
3/0 | 0.06306 | 0.06431 | 0.06431 | 0.0668 | 0.0662 |
4/0 | 0.04999 | 0.05099 | 0.05099 | 0.053 | 0.0525 |
250 MCM | - | 0.04316 | 0.04316 | 0.0449 | 0.0449 |
300 MCM | - | 0.03597 | 0.03597 | 0.0373 | 0.0373 |
350 MCM | - | 0.03082 | 0.03082 | 0.0323 | 0.032 |
400 MCM | - | 0.02398 | 0.02698 | 0.0283 | 0.028 |
500 MCM | - | 0.02158 | 0.02158 | 0.0226 | 0.0224 |
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