Standard wire gauge: Difference between revisions

The basis of the system is the [[Thou_(length)|''thou'']], (or ''mil'' in US englishEnglish) or {{nowrap|0.001 [[inch|in]]}}. No. 7/0, the largest size, is {{nowrap|0.50 in}}. (500 thou or {{nowrap|12.7 mm}}) in diameter, and the smallest, No. 50, is {{nowrap|0.001 in}}. ({{nowrap|1 thou}} or about {{nowrap|25 µm}}) in diameter. Between each gauge, the weight diminishes by approximately 20%. Because the weight per unit length is related to the area, and therefore the square of the diameter, the diameter diminishes by approximately 10.6%: