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Motor Control Centers Bulletin 2400 Application-Rated Units
Appendix
Conductor Size Conversion Chart—Metric Conductor Size to American Wire Gauge Conductor Size
Metric Conductor Size American Wire Gauge Size (Actual Size in mm
2 ) 2.5 mm
2 #14 (2.08)4 mm
2 #12 (3.31)6 mm
2 #10 (5.26)10 mm
2 #8 (8.37)16 mm
2 #6 (13.30)25 mm
2 #4 (21.15)25 mm
2 #3 (26.67)
[1] 35 mm
2 #2 (33.62)35 mm
2 #1 (44.21)
[1] 50 mm
2 #1/0 (53.49)70 mm
2 #2/0 (67.43)95 mm
2 #3/0 (85.01)95 mm
2 #4/0 (107.20)
[1] 120 mm
2 250 kcmil (127.0)150 mm
2 300 kcmil (152.0)185 mm
2 350 kcmil (177.0)185 mm
2 400 kcmil (203.0)
[1] 240 mm
2 500 kcmil (253.0)300 mm
2 600 kcmil (304.0)400 mm
2 750 kcmil (380.0)
[1]This American wire gauge conductor size is the closest equivalent to the metric conductor size. 38Publication 2400-CA001B-EN-P—September 2005