List of standardized cross-sectional area of conductor.
The equation for sector-shaped conductors is taken from 'Underground Power Cables', by S. Y. King, N. A. Halfter, Longman Group Ltd., 1. Edition 1982, page 231.
| $\frac{\pi}{4} \left({d_c}^2-{d_{ci}}^2\right)$ | cables, round conductors |
| $\frac{\frac{\pi}{4} {d_c}^2-n_c d_c t_i}{n_c}$ | cables, sector-shaped conductors (approximation) |
| ${10}^6\frac{\pi}{4} \left({D_c}^2-{D_{ci}}^2\right)$ | PAC/GIL |
| Cross-sectional area mm$^2$ | Label |
|---|---|
| 0.128 | 26 AWG |
| 0.205 | 24 AWG |
| 0.324 | 22 AWG |
| 0.5 | 0.5 mm$^2$ |
| 0.519 | 20 AWG |
| 0.75 | 0.75 mm$^2$ |
| 0.823 | 18 AWG |
| 1.0 | 1.0 mm$^2$ |
| 1.31 | 16 AWG |
| 1.5 | 1.5 mm$^2$ |
| 2.08 | 14 AWG |
| 2.5 | 2.5 mm$^2$ |
| 3.31 | 12 AWG |
| 4.0 | 4 mm$^2$ |
| 5.261 | 10 AWG |
| 6.0 | 6 mm$^2$ |
| 8.367 | 8 AWG |
| 10.0 | 10 mm$^2$ |
| 13.3 | 6 AWG |
| 16.0 | 16 mm$^2$ |
| 21.15 | 4 AWG |
| 25.0 | 25 mm$^2$ |
| 26.67 | 3 AWG |
| 33.62 | 2 AWG |
| 35.0 | 35 mm$^2$ |
| 42.41 | 1 AWG |
| 50.0 | 50 mm$^2$ |
| 53.49 | 1/0 AWG |
| 67.43 | 2/0 AWG |
| 70.0 | 70 mm$^2$ |
| 85.01 | 3/0 AWG |
| 95.0 | 95 mm$^2$ |
| 107.2 | 4/0 AWG |
| 120.0 | 120 mm$^2$ |
| 127.0 | 250 kcmil |
| 150.0 | 150 mm$^2$ |
| 152.0 | 300 kcmil |
| 177.0 | 350 kcmil |
| 185.0 | 185 mm$^2$ |
| 203.0 | 400 kcmil |
| 240.0 | 240 mm$^2$ |
| 253.0 | 500 kcmil |
| 300.0 | 300 mm$^2$ |
| 304.0 | 600 kcmil |
| 380.0 | 750 kcmil |
| 400.0 | 400 mm$^2$ |
| 500.0 | 500 mm$^2$ |
| 507.0 | 1000 kcmil |
| 630.0 | 630 mm$^2$ |
| 633.0 | 1250 kcmil |
| 760.0 | 1500 kcmil |
| 800.0 | 800 mm$^2$ |
| 887.0 | 1750 kcmil |
| 1000.0 | 1000 mm$^2$ |
| 1013.0 | 2000 kcmil |
| 1140.0 | 2250 kcmil |
| 1200.0 | 1200 mm$^2$ |
| 1270.0 | 2500 kcmil |
| 1393.0 | 2750 kcmil |
| 1400.0 | 1400 mm$^2$ |
| 1520.0 | 3000 kcmil |
| 1600.0 | 1600 mm$^2$ |
| 1770.0 | 3500 kcmil |
| 1800.0 | 1800 mm$^2$ |
| 2000.0 | 2000 mm$^2$ |
| 2030.0 | 4000 kcmil |
| 2280.0 | 4500 kcmil |
| 2500.0 | 2500 mm$^2$ |
| 2530.0 | 5000 kcmil |
| 3000.0 | 3000 mm$^2$ |
| 3200.0 | 3200 mm$^2$ |
| 3500.0 | 3500 mm$^2$ |