9

Tables

Contents
Table 1 Percent of Cross Section of Conduit and
Tubing for Conductors
Table 2 Radius of Conduit and Tubing Bends
Table 4 Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and
Tubing (Areas of Conduit or Tubing for the
Combinations of Wires Permitted in Table 1,
Chapter 9)
Table 5 Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and
Fixture Wires
Table 5A Compact Copper and Aluminum Building
Wire Nominal Dimensions and Areas
Table 8 Conductor Properties
Table 9 Alternating-Current Resistance and Reactance
for 600-Volt Cables, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 75C
(167F) Three Single Conductors in
Conduit
Table 10 Conductor Stranding
Table 11(A) Class 2 and Class 3 Alternating-Current
Power Source Limitations
Table 11(B) Class 2 and Class 3 Direct-Current Power
Source Limitations
Table 12(A) PLFA Alternating-Current Power Source
Limitations
Table 12(B) PLFA Direct-Current Power Source
Limitations

As the adoption and use of the NEC has increased in areas

of the world where the metric system is the standard, providing a means to allow for the use of electrical products
with metric measurements or designations has become
necessary to allow for assimilation of NEC requirements in
the metric world. For every provision that specifies the size
of a conduit or tubing with a cylindrical cross-section size,
two size designations, referred to as metric designator and
trade size, are given per Table 300.1(C). This designation
affects all metal, nonmetallic, rigid, and flexible conduit
and tubing types that have a cylindrical cross section. For
example, 12-in. conduit and tubing are referred to as metric

1306

designator 16 or trade size 12; 34 in. is metric designator 21

or trade size 34; 4 in. is metric designator 103 or trade size
4, and so forth.
For further information on metrication and the revised
way of giving conduit and tubing sizes in the NEC, see 90.9
and its associated commentary and the commentary following Table 300.1(C).
Because conduits and tubing from different manufacturers have different internal diameters for the same trade size,
Table 4 provides the diameter and the actual area of different
conduit and tubing types at fill percentages of 100, 60, 53
(one wire), 31 (two wires), and 40 (more than two wires).
The 60 percent fill is provided in Table 4 to correlate with
Note 4 (found in the Notes to Tables section of this chapter)
to the conduit and tubing fill tables, which permits conduit
or tubing nipples 24 in. or less in length to have a conductor
fill of up to 60 percent. Separate sections in Table 4 cover
metal, nonmetallic, rigid, and flexible conduit and tubing
types. Examples of how to use the conduit and tubing conductor fill tables are included in the commentary both here
and in Informative Annex C.
Informative Annex C contains conductor fill tables for
each of 12 types of conduit and tubing. The Informative
Annex C tables which are based on the dimensions given
in Tables 1 and 4 of Chapter 9 for conduit and tubing fill and
on the dimensions for conductors in Table 5 of Chapter 9
provide conductor fill information based on the specific
conduit or tubing and on the conductor insulation type, size,
and stranding characteristics. Examples of how to use these
tables are included in the commentary both here and in Informative Annex C.
TABLE 1 Percent of Cross Section of Conduit and Tubing
for Conductors
Number of Conductors

All Conductor Types

1
2
Over 2

53
31
40

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TABLE 2 Radius of Conduit and Tubing Bends

Conduit or Tubing Size

One Shot and Full Shoe Benders

Other Bends

Metric Designator

Trade Size

mm

in.

mm

in.

16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

101.6
114.3
146.05
184.15
209.55
241.3
266.7
330.2
381
406.4
609.6
762

4
412
534
714
814
912
1012
13
15
16
24
30

101.6
127
152.4
203.2
254
304.8
381
457.2
533.4
609.6
762
914.4

4
5
6
8
10
12
15
18
21
24
30
36

2
4

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6

TABLE 4 Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing (Areas of Conduit or Tubing for the Combinations of Wires
Permitted in Table 1, Chapter 9)
Article 358 Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103

2
4

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
15.8
20.9
26.6
35.1
40.9
52.5
69.4
85.2
97.4
110.1

in.
0.622
0.824
1.049
1.380
1.610
2.067
2.731
3.356
3.834
4.334

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.2

196 0.304
343 0.533
556 0.864
968 1.496
1314 2.036
2165 3.356
3783 5.858
5701 8.846
7451 11.545
9521 14.753

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

118
206
333
581
788
1299
2270
3421
4471
5712

0.182
0.320
0.519
0.897
1.221
2.013
3.515
5.307
6.927
8.852

104
182
295
513
696
1147
2005
3022
3949
5046

0.161
0.283
0.458
0.793
1.079
1.778
3.105
4.688
6.119
7.819

61
106
172
300
407
671
1173
1767
2310
2951

0.094
0.165
0.268
0.464
0.631
1.040
1.816
2.742
3.579
4.573

78
137
222
387
526
866
1513
2280
2980
3808

0.122
0.213
0.346
0.598
0.814
1.342
2.343
3.538
4.618
5.901

Article 362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT)

Metric
Designator
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91

1310

Trade
Size
1

2
4

1
114
112
2
212
3
312

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
14.2
19.3
25.4
34.0
39.9
51.3

Total Area
100%

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

0.560
0.760
1.000
1.340
1.570
2.020

158
293
507
908
1250
2067

0.246
0.454
0.785
1.410
1.936
3.205

95
176
304
545
750
1240

0.148
0.272
0.471
0.846
1.162
1.923

84
155
269
481
663
1095

0.131
0.240
0.416
0.747
1.026
1.699

2011

49
91
157
281
388
641

in.2
0.076
0.141
0.243
0.437
0.600
0.993

63
117
203
363
500
827

in.2
0.099
0.181
0.314
0.564
0.774
1.282

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TABLE 4 Continued
Article 348 Flexible Metal Conduit (FMC)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
9.7
16.1
20.9
25.9
32.4
39.1
51.8
63.5
76.2
88.9
101.6

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.
0.384
0.635
0.824
1.020
1.275
1.538
2.040
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000

in.2

74 0.116
204 0.317
343 0.533
527 0.817
824 1.277
1201 1.858
2107 3.269
3167 4.909
4560 7.069
6207 9.621
8107 12.566

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

44
122
206
316
495
720
1264
1900
2736
3724
4864

0.069
0.190
0.320
0.490
0.766
1.115
1.961
2.945
4.241
5.773
7.540

39
108
182
279
437
636
1117
1678
2417
3290
4297

0.061
0.168
0.283
0.433
0.677
0.985
1.732
2.602
3.746
5.099
6.660

23
63
106
163
256
372
653
982
1414
1924
2513

0.036
0.098
0.165
0.253
0.396
0.576
1.013
1.522
2.191
2.983
3.896

30
81
137
211
330
480
843
1267
1824
2483
3243

0.046
0.127
0.213
0.327
0.511
0.743
1.307
1.963
2.827
3.848
5.027

Article 342 Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm

16.8
21.9
28.1
36.8
42.7
54.6
64.9
80.7
93.2
105.4

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.

0.660
0.864
1.105
1.448
1.683
2.150
2.557
3.176
3.671
4.166

in.2

222 0.342
377 0.586
620 0.959
1064 1.647
1432 2.225
2341 3.630
3308 5.135
5115 7.922
6822 10.584
8725 13.631

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

133
226
372
638
859
1405
1985
3069
4093
5235

0.205
0.352
0.575
0.988
1.335
2.178
3.081
4.753
6.351
8.179

117
200
329
564
759
1241
1753
2711
3616
4624

0.181
0.311
0.508
0.873
1.179
1.924
2.722
4.199
5.610
7.224

69
117
192
330
444
726
1026
1586
2115
2705

0.106
0.182
0.297
0.510
0.690
1.125
1.592
2.456
3.281
4.226

89
151
248
425
573
937
1323
2046
2729
3490

0.137
0.235
0.384
0.659
0.890
1.452
2.054
3.169
4.234
5.452

Article 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit (LFNC-B*)

Metric
Designator
12
16
21
27
35
41
53

Trade
Size
3

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
12.5
16.1
21.1
26.8
35.4
40.3
51.6

Total Area
100%

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

0.494
0.632
0.830
1.054
1.395
1.588
2.033

123
204
350
564
984
1276
2091

0.192
0.314
0.541
0.873
1.528
1.981
3.246

74
122
210
338
591
765
1255

0.115
0.188
0.325
0.524
0.917
1.188
1.948

65
108
185
299
522
676
1108

0.102
0.166
0.287
0.462
0.810
1.050
1.720

38
63
108
175
305
395
648

in.2
0.059
0.097
0.168
0.270
0.474
0.614
1.006

49
81
140
226
394
510
836

in.2
0.077
0.125
0.216
0.349
0.611
0.792
1.298

*Corresponds to 356.2(2).

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TABLE 4 Continued
Article 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit (LFNC-A*)

Metric
Designator
12
16
21
27
35
41
53

Trade
Size
3

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
12.6
16.0
21.0
26.5
35.1
40.7
52.4

Total Area
100%

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

0.495
0.630
0.825
1.043
1.383
1.603
2.063

125
201
346
552
968
1301
2157

0.192
0.312
0.535
0.854
1.502
2.018
3.343

75
121
208
331
581
781
1294

0.115
0.187
0.321
0.513
0.901
1.211
2.006

66
107
184
292
513
690
1143

0.102
0.165
0.283
0.453
0.796
1.070
1.772

39
62
107
171
300
403
669

in.2
0.060
0.097
0.166
0.265
0.466
0.626
1.036

50
80
139
221
387
520
863

in.2
0.077
0.125
0.214
0.342
0.601
0.807
1.337

*Corresponds to 356.2(1).

Article 350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (LFMC)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

8
2
3
4
1

1
112
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
12.5
16.1
21.1
26.8
35.4
40.3
51.6
63.3
78.4
89.4
102.1

Total Area
100%
in.

0.494
0.632
0.830
1.054
1.395
1.588
2.033
2.493
3.085
3.520
4.020

mm2

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

123 0.192
204 0.314
350 0.541
564 0.873
984 1.528
1276 1.981
2091 3.246
3147 4.881
4827 7.475
6277 9.731
8187 12.692

74
122
210
338
591
765
1255
1888
2896
3766
4912

0.115
0.188
0.325
0.524
0.917
1.188
1.948
2.929
4.485
5.839
7.615

65
108
185
299
522
676
1108
1668
2559
3327
4339

0.102
0.166
0.287
0.462
0.810
1.050
1.720
2.587
3.962
5.158
6.727

38
63
108
175
305
395
648
976
1497
1946
2538

0.059
0.097
0.168
0.270
0.474
0.614
1.006
1.513
2.317
3.017
3.935

49
81
140
226
394
510
836
1259
1931
2511
3275

0.077
0.125
0.216
0.349
0.611
0.792
1.298
1.953
2.990
3.893
5.077

Article 344 Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

1312

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm

16.1
21.2
27.0
35.4
41.2
52.9
63.2
78.5
90.7
102.9
128.9
154.8

Total Area
100%

in.

mm2

in.2

0.632
0.836
1.063
1.394
1.624
2.083
2.489
3.090
3.570
4.050
5.073
6.093

204
353
573
984
1333
2198
3137
4840
6461
8316
13050
18821

0.314
0.549
0.887
1.526
2.071
3.408
4.866
7.499
10.010
12.882
20.212
29.158

60%
mm2

in.2

122 0.188
212 0.329
344 0.532
591 0.916
800 1.243
1319 2.045
1882 2.919
2904 4.499
3877 6.006
4990 7.729
7830 12.127
11292 17.495

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.2

mm2

63
109
177
305
413
681
972
1500
2003
2578
4045
5834

0.097
0.170
0.275
0.473
0.642
1.056
1.508
2.325
3.103
3.994
6.266
9.039

81 0.125
141 0.220
229 0.355
394 0.610
533 0.829
879 1.363
1255 1.946
1936 3.000
2584 4.004
3326 5.153
5220 8.085
7528 11.663

in.2

108 0.166
187 0.291
303 0.470
522 0.809
707 1.098
1165 1.806
1663 2.579
2565 3.974
3424 5.305
4408 6.828
6916 10.713
9975 15.454

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TABLE 4 Continued
Article 352 Rigid PVC Conduit (PVC), Schedule 80

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm

13.4
18.3
23.8
31.9
37.5
48.6
58.2
72.7
84.5
96.2
121.1
145.0

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.

0.526
0.722
0.936
1.255
1.476
1.913
2.290
2.864
3.326
3.786
4.768
5.709

in.2

141 0.217
263 0.409
445 0.688
799 1.237
1104 1.711
1855 2.874
2660 4.119
4151 6.442
5608 8.688
7268 11.258
11518 17.855
16513 25.598

60%
mm2

in.2

85 0.130
158 0.246
267 0.413
480 0.742
663 1.027
1113 1.725
1596 2.471
2491 3.865
3365 5.213
4361 6.755
6911 10.713
9908 15.359

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.2

mm2

44
82
138
248
342
575
825
1287
1738
2253
3571
5119

0.067
0.127
0.213
0.383
0.530
0.891
1.277
1.997
2.693
3.490
5.535
7.935

56 0.087
105 0.164
178 0.275
320 0.495
442 0.684
742 1.150
1064 1.647
1660 2.577
2243 3.475
2907 4.503
4607 7.142
6605 10.239

in.2

75 0.115
139 0.217
236 0.365
424 0.656
585 0.907
983 1.523
1410 2.183
2200 3.414
2972 4.605
3852 5.967
6105 9.463
8752 13.567

in.2

Articles 352 and 353 Rigid PVC Conduit (PVC), Schedule 40, and HDPE Conduit (HDPE)

Metric
Designator

Trade
Size

12
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

8
2
3
4
1

1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm

15.3
20.4
26.1
34.5
40.4
52.0
62.1
77.3
89.4
101.5
127.4
153.2

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.

0.602
0.804
1.029
1.360
1.590
2.047
2.445
3.042
3.521
3.998
5.016
6.031

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in.2

184 0.285
327 0.508
535 0.832
935 1.453
1282 1.986
2124 3.291
3029 4.695
4693 7.268
6277 9.737
8091 12.554
12748 19.761
18433 28.567

60%
mm2

in.2

110 0.171
196 0.305
321 0.499
561 0.872
769 1.191
1274 1.975
1817 2.817
2816 4.361
3766 5.842
4855 7.532
7649 11.856
11060 17.140

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.2

mm2

57
101
166
290
397
658
939
1455
1946
2508
3952
5714

0.088
0.157
0.258
0.450
0.616
1.020
1.455
2.253
3.018
3.892
6.126
8.856

74 0.114
131 0.203
214 0.333
374 0.581
513 0.794
849 1.316
1212 1.878
1877 2.907
2511 3.895
3237 5.022
5099 7.904
7373 11.427

in.2

97 0.151
173 0.269
284 0.441
495 0.770
679 1.052
1126 1.744
1605 2.488
2487 3.852
3327 5.161
4288 6.654
6756 10.473
9770 15.141

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TABLE 4 Continued
Article 352 Type A, Rigid PVC Conduit (PVC)

Metric
Designator
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

Trade
Size
1

2
4
1
114
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6
3

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm
17.8
23.1
29.8
38.1
43.7
54.7
66.9
82.0
93.7
106.2

in.
0.700
0.910
1.175
1.500
1.720
2.155
2.635
3.230
3.690
4.180

Total Area
100%
mm2

in.2

249 0.385
419 0.650
697 1.084
1140 1.767
1500 2.324
2350 3.647
3515 5.453
5281 8.194
6896 10.694
8858 13.723

60%

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

mm2

in.2

149
251
418
684
900
1410
2109
3169
4137
5315

0.231
0.390
0.651
1.060
1.394
2.188
3.272
4.916
6.416
8.234

132
222
370
604
795
1245
1863
2799
3655
4695

0.204
0.345
0.575
0.937
1.231
1.933
2.890
4.343
5.668
7.273

77
130
216
353
465
728
1090
1637
2138
2746

0.119
0.202
0.336
0.548
0.720
1.131
1.690
2.540
3.315
4.254

100
168
279
456
600
940
1406
2112
2758
3543

0.154
0.260
0.434
0.707
0.929
1.459
2.181
3.278
4.278
5.489

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Metric
Designator
16
21
27
35
41
53
63
78
91
103
129
155

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Size
1

2
4
1
112
112
2
212
3
312
4
5
6
3

Nominal
Internal
Diameter
mm

56.4

84.6
96.6
108.9
135.0
160.9

Total Area
100%

in.

mm2

in.2

2.221

3.330
3.804
4.289
5.316
6.336

2498

5621
7329
9314
14314
20333

3.874

8.709
11.365
14.448
22.195
31.530

60%
mm2

in.2

1499 2.325

3373 5.226
4397 6.819
5589 8.669
8588 13.317
12200 18.918

1 Wire 53%

2 Wires 31%

Over 2 Wires
40%

mm2

mm2

in.2

mm2

774

1743
2272
2887
4437
6303

1.201

2.700
3.523
4.479
6.881
9.774

999 1.550

2248 3.484
2932 4.546
3726 5.779
5726 8.878
8133 12.612

in.2

1324 2.053

2979 4.616
3884 6.023
4937 7.657
7586 11.763
10776 16.711

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TABLE 5 Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and Fixture Wires

Approximate Diameter
Type

Size (AWG or
kcmil)

mm

in.

Approximate Area
mm2

in.2

Type: FFH-2, RFH-1, RFH-2, RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, RHH, RHW, RHW-2, SF-1, SF-2, SFF-1, SFF-2, TF, TFF, THHW, THW,
THW-2, TW, XF, XFF
RFH-2, FFH-2

18
16

3.454
3.759

0.136
0.148

9.355
11.10

0.0145
0.0172

RHH, RHW, RHW-2

14
12

4.902
5.385

0.193
0.212

18.90
22.77

0.0293
0.0353

10
8
6
4
3
2
1

5.994
8.280
9.246
10.46
11.18
11.99
14.78

0.236
0.326
0.364
0.412
0.440
0.472
0.582

28.19
53.87
67.16
86.00
98.13
112.9
171.6

0.0437
0.0835
0.1041
0.1333
0.1521
0.1750
0.2660

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

15.80
16.97
18.29
19.76

0.622
0.668
0.720
0.778

196.1
226.1
262.7
306.7

0.3039
0.3505
0.4072
0.4754

250
300
350
400
500
600

22.73
24.13
25.43
26.62
28.78
31.57

0.895
0.950
1.001
1.048
1.133
1.243

405.9
457.3
507.7
556.5
650.5
782.9

0.6291
0.7088
0.7870
0.8626
1.0082
1.2135

700
750
800
900
1000

33.38
34.24
35.05
36.68
38.15

1.314
1.348
1.380
1.444
1.502

874.9
920.8
965.0
1057
1143

1.3561
1.4272
1.4957
1.6377
1.7719

1250
1500
1750
2000

43.92
47.04
49.94
52.63

1.729
1.852
1.966
2.072

1515
1738
1959
2175

2.3479
2.6938
3.0357
3.3719

SF-2, SFF-2

18
16
14

3.073
3.378
3.759

0.121
0.133
0.148

7.419
8.968
11.10

0.0115
0.0139
0.0172

SF-1, SFF-1

18

2.311

0.091

4.194

0.0065

RFH-1, XF, XFF

18

2.692

0.106

5.161

0.0080

TF, TFF, XF, XFF

16

2.997

0.118

7.032

0.0109

TW, XF, XFF, THHW, THW, THW-2

14

3.378

0.133

8.968

0.0139

TW, THHW, THW, THW-2

12
10
8

3.861
4.470
5.994

0.152
0.176
0.236

11.68
15.68
28.19

0.0181
0.0243
0.0437

RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*

14

4.140

0.163

13.48

0.0209

RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, XF, XFF

12

4.623

0.182

16.77

0.0260

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TABLE 5 continued
Approximate Diameter
Type

Size (AWG or
kcmil)

mm

Approximate Area
mm2

in.

in.2

Type: RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*, THHN, THHW, THW, THW-2, TFN, TFFN, THWN, THWN-2, XF, XFF
RHH,* RHW,* RHW-2,* XF, XFF

10

5.232

0.206

21.48

0.0333

RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*

6.756

0.266

35.87

0.0556

TW, THW, THHW, THW-2, RHH*,

RHW*, RHW-2*

6
4
3
2
1

7.722
8.941
9.652
10.46
12.50

0.304
0.352
0.380
0.412
0.492

46.84
62.77
73.16
86.00
122.6

0.0726
0.0973
0.1134
0.1333
0.1901

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

13.51
14.68
16.00
17.48

0.532
0.578
0.630
0.688

143.4
169.3
201.1
239.9

0.2223
0.2624
0.3117
0.3718

250
300
350
400
500
600

19.43
20.83
22.12
23.32
25.48
28.27

0.765
0.820
0.871
0.918
1.003
1.113

296.5
340.7
384.4
427.0
509.7
627.7

0.4596
0.5281
0.5958
0.6619
0.7901
0.9729

700
750
800
900
1000

30.07
30.94
31.75
33.38
34.85

1.184
1.218
1.250
1.314
1.372

710.3
751.7
791.7
874.9
953.8

1.1010
1.1652
1.2272
1.3561
1.4784

1250
1500
1750
2000

39.09
42.21
45.11
47.80

1.539
1.662
1.776
1.882

TFN, TFFN

18
16

2.134
2.438

0.084
0.096

3.548
4.645

0.0055
0.0072

THHN, THWN, THWN-2

14
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1

2.819
3.302
4.166
5.486
6.452
8.230
8.941
9.754
11.33

0.111
0.130
0.164
0.216
0.254
0.324
0.352
0.384
0.446

6.258
8.581
13.61
23.61
32.71
53.16
62.77
74.71
100.8

0.0097
0.0133
0.0211
0.0366
0.0507
0.0824
0.0973
0.1158
0.1562

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

12.34
13.51
14.83
16.31

0.486
0.532
0.584
0.642

119.7
143.4
172.8
208.8

0.1855
0.2223
0.2679
0.3237

250
300

18.06
19.46

0.711
0.766

256.1
297.3

0.3970
0.4608

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1598
1795

1.8602
2.1695
2.4773
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TABLE 5 continued
Approximate Diameter
Type

Size (AWG or
kcmil)

mm

in.

Approximate Area
mm2

in.2

Type: FEP, FEPB, PAF, PAFF, PF, PFA, PFAH, PFF, PGF, PGFF, PTF, PTFF, TFE, THHN, THWN, THWN-2, Z, ZF, ZFF
THHN, THWN, THWN-2

350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000

20.75
21.95
24.10
26.70
28.50
29.36
30.18
31.80
33.27

0.817
0.864
0.949
1.051
1.122
1.156
1.188
1.252
1.310

PF, PGFF, PGF, PFF, PTF, PAF, PTFF,

PAFF

18
16

2.184
2.489

0.086
0.098

3.742
4.839

0.0058
0.0075

PF, PGFF, PGF, PFF, PTF, PAF, PTFF,

PAFF, TFE, FEP, PFA, FEPB, PFAH

14

2.870

0.113

6.452

0.0100

TFE, FEP, PFA, FEPB, PFAH

12
10
8
6
4
3
2

3.353
3.962
5.232
6.198
7.417
8.128
8.941

0.132
0.156
0.206
0.244
0.292
0.320
0.352

8.839
12.32
21.48
30.19
43.23
51.87
62.77

0.0137
0.0191
0.0333
0.0468
0.0670
0.0804
0.0973

10.72

0.422

90.26

0.1399

TFE, PFA, PFAH, Z

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

11.73
12.90
14.22
15.70

0.462
0.508
0.560
0.618

ZF, ZFF

18
16

1.930
2.235

0.076
0.088

TFE, PFAH

338.2
378.3
456.3
559.7
637.9
677.2
715.2
794.3
869.5

108.1
130.8
158.9
193.5
2.903
3.935

0.5242
0.5863
0.7073
0.8676
0.9887
1.0496
1.1085
1.2311
1.3478

0.1676
0.2027
0.2463
0.3000
0.0045
0.0061

Z, ZF, ZFF

14

2.616

0.103

5.355

0.0083

12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1

3.099
3.962
4.978
5.944
7.163
8.382
9.195
10.21

0.122
0.156
0.196
0.234
0.282
0.330
0.362
0.402

7.548
12.32
19.48
27.74
40.32
55.16
66.39
81.87

0.0117
0.0191
0.0302
0.0430
0.0625
0.0855
0.1029
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TABLE 5 continued
Approximate Diameter
Type

Size (AWG or
kcmil)

mm

Approximate Area
mm2

in.

in.2

Type: KF-1, KF-2, KFF-1, KFF-2, XHH, XHHW, XHHW-2, ZW

XHHW, ZW, XHHW-2, XHH

14
12
10
8
6
4
3
2

3.378
3.861
4.470
5.994
6.960
8.179
8.890
9.703

0.133
0.152
0.176
0.236
0.274
0.322
0.350
0.382

8.968
11.68
15.68
28.19
38.06
52.52
62.06
73.94

0.0139
0.0181
0.0243
0.0437
0.0590
0.0814
0.0962
0.1146

XHHW, XHHW-2, XHH

1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

11.23
12.24
13.41
14.73
16.21

0.442
0.482
0.528
0.58
0.638

98.97
117.7
141.3
170.5
206.3

0.1534
0.1825
0.2190
0.2642
0.3197

250
300
350
400
500

17.91
19.30
20.60
21.79
23.95

0.705
0.76
0.811
0.858
0.943

251.9
292.6
333.3
373.0
450.6

0.3904
0.4536
0.5166
0.5782
0.6984

600
700
750
800
900

26.75
28.55
29.41
30.23
31.85

1.053
1.124
1.158
1.190
1.254

561.9
640.2
679.5
717.5
796.8

0.8709
0.9923
1.0532
1.1122
1.2351

1000
1250
1500
1750
2000

33.32
37.57
40.69
43.59
46.28

1.312
1.479
1.602
1.716
1.822

872.2
1108
1300
1492
1682

1.3519
1.7180
2.0157
2.3127
2.6073

KF-2, KFF-2

18
16
14
12
10

1.600
1.905
2.286
2.769
3.378

0.063
0.075
0.090
0.109
0.133

2.000
2.839
4.129
6.000
8.968

0.0031
0.0044
0.0064
0.0093
0.0139

KF-1, KFF-1

18
16
14
12
10

1.448
1.753
2.134
2.616
3.226

0.057
0.069
0.084
0.103
0.127

1.677
2.387
3.548
5.355
8.194

0.0026
0.0037
0.0055
0.0083
0.0127

*Types RHH, RHW, and RHW-2 without outer covering.

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TABLE 5A Compact Copper and Aluminum Building Wire Nominal Dimensions* and Areas
Bare
Conductor
Size
(AWG
or
kcmil)
8
6
4
2
1

Diameter
mm

in.

Types RHH**, RHW**,

or USE

Types THW and THHW

Type THHN

Type XHHW

Approximate Approximate Approximate Approximate Approximate Approximate

Diameter
Area
Diameter
Area
Diameter
Area
mm

3.404 0.134 6.604

4.293 0.169 7.493
5.410 0.213 8.509
6.807 0.268 9.906
7.595 0.299 11.81

in.

mm2

in.2

mm

in.

mm2

in.2

mm

in.

mm2

29.16
47.10
65.61
87.23

0.260 34.25 0.0531 6.477

0.295 44.10 0.0683 7.366
0.335 56.84 0.0881 8.509
0.390 77.03 0.1194 9.906
0.465 109.5 0.1698 11.81

0.255 32.90 0.0510

0.290 42.58 0.0660 6.096
0.335 56.84 0.0881 7.747
0.390 77.03 0.1194 9.144
0.465 109.5 0.1698 10.54

0.240
0.305
0.360
0.415

in.2

Approximate Approximate Size

(AWG
Diameter
Area
or
mm
in.
mm2 in.2
kcmil)

5.690
0.0452 6.604
0.0730 7.747
0.1017 9.144
0.1352 10.54

0.224
0.260
0.305
0.360
0.415

25.42
34.19
47.10
65.61
87.23

0.0394
0.0530
0.0730
0.1017
0.1352

8
6
4
2
1

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

8.534 0.336
9.550 0.376
10.74 0.423
12.07 0.475

12.70
13.72
14.99
16.26

0.500
0.540
0.590
0.640

126.6
147.8
176.3
207.6

0.1963
0.2290
0.2733
0.3217

12.70
13.84
14.99
16.38

0.500
0.545
0.590
0.645

126.6
150.5
176.3
210.8

0.1963
0.2332
0.2733
0.3267

11.43
12.57
13.72
15.11

0.450
0.495
0.540
0.595

102.6
124.1
147.7
179.4

0.1590
0.1924
0.2290
0.2780

11.43
12.45
13.72
14.99

0.450
0.490
0.540
0.590

102.6
121.6
147.7
176.3

0.1590
0.1885
0.2290
0.2733

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

250
300
350
400

13.21
14.48
15.65
16.74

0.520
0.570
0.616
0.659

18.16
19.43
20.57
21.72

0.715
0.765
0.810
0.855

259.0
296.5
332.3
370.5

0.4015
0.4596
0.5153
0.5741

18.42
19.69
20.83
21.97

0.725
0.775
0.820
0.865

266.3
304.3
340.7
379.1

0.4128
0.4717
0.5281
0.5876

17.02
18.29
19.56
20.70

0.670
0.720
0.770
0.815

227.4
262.6
300.4
336.5

0.3525
0.4071
0.4656
0.5216

16.76
18.16
19.30
20.32

0.660
0.715
0.760
0.800

220.7
259.0
292.6
324.3

0.3421
0.4015
0.4536
0.5026

250
300
350
400

500
600
700
750
900
1000

18.69
20.65
22.28
23.06
25.37
26.92

0.736
0.813
0.877
0.908
0.999
1.060

23.62
26.29
27.94
28.83
31.50
32.64

0.930
1.035
1.100
1.135
1.240
1.285

438.2
542.8
613.1
652.8
779.3
836.6

0.6793
0.8413
0.9503
1.0118
1.2076
1.2968

23.88
26.67
28.19
29.21
31.09
32.64

0.940
1.050
1.110
1.150
1.224
1.285

447.7
558.6
624.3
670.1
759.1
836.6

0.6939
0.8659
0.9676
1.0386
1.1766
1.2968

22.48
25.02
26.67
27.31
30.33
31.88

0.885
0.985
1.050
1.075
1.194
1.255

396.8
491.6
558.6
585.5
722.5
798.1

0.6151
0.7620
0.8659
0.9076
1.1196
1.2370

22.35
24.89
26.67
27.69
29.69
31.24

0.880
0.980
1.050
1.090
1.169
1.230

392.4
486.6
558.6
602.0
692.3
766.6

0.6082
0.7542
0.8659
0.9331
1.0733
1.1882

500
600
700
750
900
1000

*Dimensions are from industry sources.

**Types RHH and RHW without outer coverings.

Most aluminum building wire in Types THW, THHW,

THWN/THHN, and XHHW conductors is compact
stranded. Table 5A provides appropriate dimensions for
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Tables

TABLE 8 Conductor Properties

Conductors
Stranding
Size
(AWG
or
kcmil)

Area
mm2

Overall

Diameter

Circular
mils

Quantity

Direct-Current Resistance at 75C (167F)

Diameter

mm

in.

mm

in.

Copper
Area

mm2

Uncoated
in.2

ohm/
km

Coated

ohm/
kFT

ohm/
km

ohm/
kFT

Aluminum
ohm/
km

ohm/
kFT

18
18

0.823
0.823

1620
1620

1
7

0.39

0.015

1.02
1.16

0.040
0.046

0.823
1.06

0.001 25.5
0.002 26.1

7.77
7.95

26.5
27.7

8.08
8.45

42.0
42.8

12.8
13.1

16
16

1.31
1.31

2580
2580

1
7

0.49

0.019

1.29
1.46

0.051
0.058

1.31
1.68

0.002 16.0
0.003 16.4

4.89
4.99

16.7
17.3

5.08
5.29

26.4
26.9

8.05
8.21

14
14

2.08
2.08

4110
4110

1
7

0.62

0.024

1.63
1.85

0.064
0.073

2.08
2.68

0.003 10.1
0.004 10.3

3.07
3.14

10.4
10.7

3.19
3.26

16.6
16.9

5.06
5.17

12
12

3.31
3.31

6530
6530

1
7

0.78

0.030

2.05
2.32

0.081
0.092

3.31
4.25

0.005
0.006

6.34
6.50

1.93
1.98

6.57
6.73

2.01
2.05

10.45
10.69

3.18
3.25

10
10

5.261
5.261

10380
10380

1
7

0.98

0.038

2.588
2.95

0.102
0.116

5.26
6.76

0.008
0.011

3.984
4.070

1.21
1.24

4.148
4.226

1.26
1.29

6.561
6.679

2.00
2.04

8
8

8.367
8.367

16510
16510

1
7

1.23

0.049

3.264
3.71

0.128
0.146

8.37
10.76

0.013
0.017

2.506
2.551

0.764
0.778

2.579
2.653

0.786
0.809

4.125
4.204

1.26
1.28

6
4
3
2
1

13.30
21.15
26.67
33.62
42.41

26240
41740
52620
66360
83690

7
7
7
7
19

1.56
1.96
2.20
2.47
1.69

0.061
0.077
0.087
0.097
0.066

4.67
5.89
6.60
7.42
8.43

0.184
0.232
0.260
0.292
0.332

17.09
27.19
34.28
43.23
55.80

0.027
0.042
0.053
0.067
0.087

1.608
1.010
0.802
0.634
0.505

0.491
0.308
0.245
0.194
0.154

1.671
1.053
0.833
0.661
0.524

0.510
0.321
0.254
0.201
0.160

2.652
1.666
1.320
1.045
0.829

0.808
0.508
0.403
0.319
0.253

1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0

53.49
67.43
85.01
107.2

105600
133100
167800
211600

19
19
19
19

1.89
2.13
2.39
2.68

0.074 9.45
0.084 10.62
0.094 11.94
0.106 13.41

0.372
0.418
0.470
0.528

70.41
88.74
111.9
141.1

0.109
0.137
0.173
0.219

0.399
0.3170
0.2512
0.1996

0.122
0.0967
0.0766
0.0608

0.415
0.329
0.2610
0.2050

0.127
0.101
0.0797
0.0626

0.660
0.523
0.413
0.328

0.201
0.159
0.126
0.100

250
300
350

127
152
177

37
37
37

2.09
2.29
2.47

0.082 14.61
0.090 16.00
0.097 17.30

0.575
0.630
0.681

168
201
235

0.260
0.312
0.364

0.1687
0.1409
0.1205

0.0515
0.0429
0.0367

0.1753
0.1463
0.1252

0.0535
0.0446
0.0382

0.2778
0.2318
0.1984

0.0847
0.0707
0.0605

400
500
600

203
253
304

37
37
61

2.64
2.95
2.52

0.104 18.49
0.116 20.65
0.099 22.68

0.728
0.813
0.893

268
336
404

0.416
0.519
0.626

0.1053
0.0845
0.0704

0.0321
0.0258
0.0214

0.1084
0.0869
0.0732

0.0331
0.0265
0.0223

0.1737
0.1391
0.1159

0.0529
0.0424
0.0353

700
750
800

355
380
405

61
61
61

2.72
2.82
2.91

0.107 24.49
0.111 25.35
0.114 26.16

0.964
0.998
1.030

471
505
538

0.730
0.782
0.834

0.0603
0.0563
0.0528

0.0184
0.0171
0.0161

0.0622
0.0579
0.0544

0.0189
0.0176
0.0166

0.0994
0.0927
0.0868

0.0303
0.0282
0.0265

900
1000
1250

456
507
633

61
61
91

3.09
3.25
2.98

0.122 27.79
0.128 29.26
0.117 32.74

1.094
1.152
1.289

606
673
842

0.940
1.042
1.305

0.0470
0.0423
0.0338

0.0143
0.0129
0.0103

0.0481
0.0434
0.0347

0.0147
0.0132
0.0106

0.0770
0.0695
0.0554

0.0235
0.0212
0.0169

1500
1750
2000

760
887
1013

91
127
127

1.412 1011
1.526 1180
1.632 1349

1.566
1.829
2.092

0.02814 0.00858
0.02410 0.00735
0.02109 0.00643

0.0464
0.0397
0.0348

0.0141
0.0121
0.0106

3.26 0.128 35.86

2.98 0.117 38.76
3.19 0.126 41.45

0.02814 0.00883
0.02410 0.00756
0.02109 0.00662

Notes:
1. These resistance values are valid only for the parameters as given. Using conductors having coated strands, different
stranding type, and, especially, other temperatures changes the resistance.
2. Equation for temperature change: R2 = R1 [1+ (T2  75)] where cu = 0.00323, AL = 0.00330 at 75C.
3. Conductors with compact and compressed stranding have about 9 percent and 3 percent, respectively, smaller bare
conductor diameters than those shown. See Table 5A for actual compact cable dimensions.
4. The IACS conductivities used: bare copper = 100%, aluminum = 61%.
5. Class B stranding is listed as well as solid for some sizes. Its overall diameter and area is that of its circumscribing
circle.

Informational Note: The construction information is in accordance with NEMA WC/70-2009 or ANSI/UL 15812001. The resistance is calculated in accordance with
National Bureau of Standards Handbook 100, dated 1966,
and Handbook 109, dated 1972.

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