This section is from the book "An Elementary Outline Of Mechanical Processes", by G. W. Danforth. Also available from Amazon: An elementary outline of mechanical processes.
The following table is given to show a comparison of the various wire gage systems:
Actual Dimensions in Fractions of an Inch. | |||||
Wire Gage Units. | 1 American or Brown & Sharpe. | 2 Birmingham Wire Gage or Stubb's Iron. | 3 Stubb's Steel Wire. | 4 U. S. Standard for Steel and Iron Plates. | 5 British Imperial Standard Wire Gage. (S. W. G.) |
0000 | .4600 | .454 | • • • • | .406 | .400 |
000 | .40964 | .425 | • • • • | .375 | .372 |
00 | .3648 | .38 | • • • • | .344 | .348 |
0 | .32486 | .34 | • • • | .313 | .324 |
1 | .2893 | .30 | .227 | .281 | .300 |
2 | .25763 | .284 | .219 | .266 | .276 |
3 | .22942 | .259 | .212 | .250 | .252 |
4 | .20431 | .238 | .207 | .234 | .232 |
5 | .18194 | .22 | .204 | .219 | .212 |
10 | .10189 | .134 | .191 | .141 | .128 |
20 | .03196 | .035 | .161 | .0375 | .036 |
30 | .01002 | .012 | .127 | .0125 | .0124 |
40 | .00314 | • • • • | .097 | ............. | .0048 |
50 | ................. | .... | .069 | .................. | .001 |
Intermediate sizes above No. 5 are not here given.
 
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