Decimal/Wire Gauge/Metric Equivalents

In order to get a welding or industrial job done right, you need the right tools and the correct sizes to avoid delay and costs. This wire gauge chart was created to provide you with a reference between Standard Wire Gauge (SWG), imperial measurements, and millimeters in order to help you determine wire thickness.

To make different wire sizes for specific uses, like fence wire, for example — a single strand must be “drawn” or thinned out to meet the specific gauge diameter. Drawing a wire one time is minimal, that’s why as the gauge numbers get bigger, the thickness of the wire decreases and the wire becomes thinner. If you’re looking for more specialized welding information, we have additional technical specifications and charts for MIG & TIG welding, oxyfuel cutting and stick welding available.

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Miscellaneous Welding	Decimal/Wire Gauge/Metric Equivalents
Inch (Fract.)	SWG Size	Decimal (Thousandths)	Millimeters
1/64	25 and 23	.0156	0,5 – 0,6
1/32	22 and 21	.0312	0,7 – 0,8
3/64	18	.0468	1 – 1,2
1/16	16	.0625	1,5 – 1,6
5/64	14	.0781	2
3/32	12	.0937	2,4 – 2,5
1/8	10	.1250	3 – 3,2 – 3,25
5/32	8	.1562	4
3/16	6	.1875	4,8 – 5
1/4	4	.2500	6
17/64	2	.2656	6 – 8
5/16	0	.3125	8
25/64	4/0	.3906	10
15/32	6/0	.4687	12
19/32	—	.5937	15

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