Wire Cross Section

N number of wires.
Wire cross section. Wire cross sectional area calculations the n gauge wire s cross sercional area a n in kilo circular mils kcmil is equal to 1000 times the square wire diameter d in inches in. The diameter and cross sectional area of a wire can be found using the wire gauge and a few simple formulas. An kcmil 1000 dn2 0 025 in 2 92 36 n 19 5.
An older abbreviation for one thousand circular mils is mcm. A cross section area mm 2 in 2 d diameter mm in cross section area of bunched wire. Please enter the number of strands.
4 0 is also known as 0000. Most wire is made with a circular cross section of some particular radius and diameter. The higher the gauge number the smaller the diameter and the thinner the wire.
Telephone wire is usually 22 24 or 26. 1 mil inch 0 0254 mm. Commercially available wire cable size as cross sectional area.
Wire gauge formulas wire gauge is a standard unit for measuring the diameter of the wire and american wire gauge or awg is the standard used in north america. The cross section area of a round single wire can be calculated as. Wire cross section area this calculator determines the wire s cross sectional area based on the number of strands and individual strand diameter.
One million circular mils is the area of a circle with 1000 mil 1 inch diameter. Then enter the strand diameter or the csa. The next wire size larger than 4 0 has a cross section of 250 kcmil.