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CABLES, WIRES AND CABLE INSTALLATION PRACTICES 195

Table 9.10. Equivalence between metric and American cable sizes

Actual Nominal Circular mils American
2
2
CSA (mm ) CSA (mm ) wire gauge
0.82 (0.75) 1,624 18
0.97 — 1,910 —
— 1.0 — —
1.29 — 2,546 —
1.31 (1.5) 2,583 16
— 1.5 — —
1.94 — 3,820 —
2.08 (2.5) 4,110 14
— 2.5 — —
2.90 — 5,730 —
3.31 (4.0) 6,530 12
— 4.0 — —
4.51 — 8,910 —
5.26 (6.0) 10,380 10
— 6.0 — —
6.45 — 12,730 —
8.37 (10) 16,510 8
9.35 — 18,460 —
— 10 — —
13.30 (16) 26,250 6
14.51 — 28,650 —
— 16 — —
19.35 — 38,200 —
21.15 (25) 41,740 4
— 25 — —
25.80 — 50,930 —
26.67 — 52,630 3
33.63 (35) 66,370 2
— 35 — —
38.70 — 76,390 —
42.41 — 83,690 1
48.37 — 95,490 —
— 50 — —
53.48 (50) 105,500 0
64.50 — 127,300 —
67.43 (70) 133,100 00
— 70 — —
77.40 — 152,800 —
85.03 (95) 167,800 000
— 95 — —
96.75 — 191,000 —
107.2 — 211,600 0000
— 120 — —
127.0 (120) 250,000 250 MCM
129.0 — 255,000 —

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