Wire gauge dimensions are often needed in designing mechanical parts. The table below is an American wire gauge conversion chart. The first column gives the wire gauge. The second column gives the diameter.
| American Wire Gauge (AWG) | Diameter (inches) |
| 0000 | 0.4600 |
| 000 | 0.4096 |
| 00 | 0.3648 |
| 0 | 0.3249 |
| 1 | 0.2893 |
| 2 | 0.2576 |
| 3 | 0.2294 |
| 4 | 0.2043 |
| 5 | 0.1819 |
| 6 | 0.1620 |
| 7 | 0.1443 |
| 8 | 0.1285 |
| 9 | 0.1144 |
| 10 | 0.1019 |
| 11 | 0.0907 |
| 12 | 0.0808 |
| 13 | 0.0720 |
| 14 | 0.0641 |
| 15 | 0.0571 |
| 16 | 0.0508 |
| 17 | 0.0453 |
| 18 | 0.0403 |
| 19 | 0.0359 |
| 20 | 0.0320 |
| 21 | 0.0285 |
| 22 | 0.0254 |
| 23 | 0.0226 |
| 24 | 0.0201 |
| 25 | 0.0179 |
| 26 | 0.0159 |