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[[Great Britain|British]] standard wire gauge is a set of wire sizes given by BS 3737:1964, and is generally abbreviated to SWG. Use of SWG sizes has fallen greatly in popularity, but is still in use. Cross sectional area in square millimetres is now a more popular size measurement.
[[Great Britain|British]] standard wire gauge is a set of wire sizes given by BS 3737:1964, and is generally abbreviated to SWG. Use of SWG sizes has fallen greatly in popularity, but is still in use. Cross sectional area in square millimetres is now a more popular size measurement.




A table of commonly used wire gauges and diameters is shown below
A table of wire gauges and diameters is shown below <ref>[[LewcoS]] Wire Tables 1962</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! SWG
! SWG
! mm
! in
! in
! mm
|-
|7/0
|0.5
|12.700
|-
|6/0
|0.464
|11.786
|-
|5/0
|0.432
|10.973
|-
|4/0
|0.4
|10.160
|-
|3/0
|0.372
|9.449
|-
|2/0
|0.348
|8.839
|-
|0
|0.324
|8.230
|-
|1
|0.3
|7.620
|-
|2
|0.276
|7.010
|-
|3
|0.252
|6.401
|-
|4
|0.232
|5.893
|-
|5
|0.212
|5.385
|-
|6
|0.192
|4.877
|-
|7
|0.176
|4.470
|-
|8
|0.16
|4.064
|-
|9
|0.144
|3.658
|-
|10
|0.128
|3.251
|-
|11
|0.116
|2.946
|-
|12
|0.104
|2.642
|-
|13
|0.092
|2.337
|-
|-
| 12
|14
| 2.642
|0.08
| 0.104
|2.032
|-
|-
| 14
|15
| 2.032
|0.072
| 0.080
|1.829
|-
|-
|16
|16
|0.064
|1.626
|1.626
|-
|0.064
|17
|0.056
|1.422
|-
|-
|18
|18
|0.048
|1.219
|1.219
|-
|0.048
|19
|0.04
|1.016
|-
|-
|20
|20
|0.036
|0.914
|0.914
|-
|0.036
|21
|0.032
|0.813
|-
|-
|22
|22
|0.028
|0.711
|0.711
|-
|0.028
|23
|0.024
|0.610
|-
|-
|24
|24
|0.022
|0.559
|0.559
|-
|0.022
|25
|0.02
|0.5080
|-
|-
|26
|26
|0.457
|0.018
|0.018
|0.4572
|-
|27
|0.0164
|0.4166
|-
|-
|28
|28
|0.376
|0.0148
|0.014800
|0.3759
|-
|29
|0.0136
|0.3454
|-
|-
|30
|30
|0.315
|0.0124
|0.012400
|0.3150
|-
|31
|0.0116
|0.2946
|-
|-
|32
|32
|0.274
|0.0108
|0.010800
|0.2743
|-
|33
|0.01
|0.2540
|-
|-
|34
|34
|0.234
|0.0092
|0.009200
|0.2337
|-
|35
|0.0084
|0.2134
|-
|-
|36
|36
|0.193
|0.0076
|0.007600
|0.1930
|-
|37
|0.0068
|0.1727
|-
|-
|38
|38
|0.152
|0.006
|0.006000
|0.1524
|-
|39
|0.0052
|0.1321
|-
|-
|40
|40
|0.122
|0.0048
|0.004800
|0.1219
|-
|41
|0.0044
|0.1118
|-
|-
|42
|42
|0.102
|0.004
|0.004000
|0.1016
|-
|43
|0.0036
|0.0914
|-
|-
|44
|44
| 0.0813
|0.0032
|0.003200
|0.0813
|-
|45
|0.0028
|0.0711
|-
|-
|46
|46
| 0.0610
|0.0024
|0.002400
|0.0610
|-
|47
|0.002
|0.0508
|-
|-
|48
|48
| 0.0406
|0.0016
|0.001600
|0.0406
|-
|49
|0.0012
|0.0305
|-
|-
|50
|50
| 0.0254
|0.001
|0.001000
|0.0254
|}
|}


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*[[American wire gauge]]
*[[American wire gauge]]
*[[Stubs Iron Wire Gauge]]
*[[Stubs Iron Wire Gauge]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Wire gauges]]
[[Category:Wire gauges]]
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