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*AC or DC doesn’t matter (up to ~2000 volts).
*Wire ampacity decreases if: room temperature increases, multiple conductors are b
*Calculations are intended for standard electrical wire. "Welding wire" is treated a bi
*Stranded wire has the same ampacity as solid wire for all practical intents and purpo
*Ampacity based on data from 2008 NEC, Table 310.16.
Input Wire D
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copper 120 18
Wire Charac
Wire Diameter Wire Cross-Section Area
(in) (in^2) (circular mils)
Expected Maximum
Current Voltage Drop/Loss
10 72.0 22.22
Wire Characteristics
Wire Weight Resistance Rated Ampacity
(lb) (W) (amp)
Power Loss
(heat generated) Distance before 3% voltage drop
(w) (ft)
7.27 53
Rated Wire
Number of Bundled Temperature
Wires in Sheath (60 °C is normal)
3 60
Rated Wattage
(Watts)
1273
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33.63 66370 95 6
4.172 8234 27 15 8 40 50 55 30 40
3.309 6530 23 16 6 55 65 75 40 50
2.624 5178 20 17 4 70 85 95 55 65
0.5176 1022 7 24
0.4105 810.1 6 25
0.3256 642.4 6 26
0.2582 509.5
0.2047 404
0.1624 320.4 Factor
0.1288 254.1 CU AL
0.1021 201.5 60 75 90 60 75
0.08098 159.8 1 1.204 1.359 1 1.212
0.06422 126.7
0.05093 100.5 1.08 1.26 1.41 1.08 1.27
0.04039 79.7 Ambient 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
0.03023 63.21 6 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.02545 50.22 7 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.02014 39.75 8 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.01597 31.52 9 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.01267 25 10 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.01005 19.83 11 1.32 1.2 1.16 1.32 1.2
0.00797 15.72 12 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.24 1.15
0.00632 12.47 13 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.24 1.15
0.00501 9.888 14 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.24 1.15
0.00397 7.842 15 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.24 1.15
0.00315 6.219 16 1.16 1.1 1.08 1.16 1.1
0.0025 4.932 17 1.16 1.1 1.08 1.16 1.1
0.00198 3.911 18 1.16 1.1 1.08 1.16 1.1
0.00157 3.102 19 1.16 1.1 1.08 1.16 1.1
0.00125 2.46 20 1.16 1.1 1.08 1.16 1.1
0.00099 1.951 21 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
0.00078 1.547 22 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
0.00062 1.227 23 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
0.00049 0.973 24 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
25 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.08 1.05
26 1 1 1 1 1
27 1 1 1 1 1
28 1 1 1 1 1
29 1 1 1 1 1
30 1 1 1 1 1
31 0.91 0.94 0.96 0.91 0.94
32 0.91 0.94 0.96 0.91 0.94
33 0.91 0.94 0.96 0.91 0.94
34 0.91 0.94 0.96 0.91 0.94
35 0.91 0.94 0.96 0.91 0.94
36 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.82 0.88
37 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.82 0.88
38 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.82 0.88
39 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.82 0.88
40 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.82 0.88
41 0.71 0.82 0.87 0.71 0.82
42 0.71 0.82 0.87 0.71 0.82
43 0.71 0.82 0.87 0.71 0.82
44 0.71 0.82 0.87 0.71 0.82
45 0.71 0.82 0.87 0.71 0.82
46 0.58 0.75 0.82 0.58 0.75
47 0.58 0.75 0.82 0.58 0.75
48 0.58 0.75 0.82 0.58 0.75
49 0.58 0.75 0.82 0.58 0.75
50 0.58 0.75 0.82 0.58 0.75
51 0.41 0.67 0.76 0.41 0.67
52 0.41 0.67 0.76 0.41 0.67
53 0.41 0.67 0.76 0.41 0.67
54 0.41 0.67 0.76 0.41 0.67
55 0.41 0.67 0.76 0.41 0.67
56 0 0.58 0.71 0 0.58
57 0 0.58 0.71 0 0.58
58 0 0.58 0.71 0 0.58
59 0 0.58 0.71 0 0.58
60 0 0.58 0.71 0 0.58
61 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
62 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
63 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
64 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
65 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
66 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
67 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
68 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
69 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
70 0 0.33 0.58 0 0.33
71 0 0 0.41 0 0
72 0 0 0.41 0 0
73 0 0 0.41 0 0
74 0 0 0.41 0 0
75 0 0 0.41 0 0
76 0 0 0.41 0 0
77 0 0 0.41 0 0
78 0 0 0.41 0 0
79 0 0 0.41 0 0
80 0 0 0.41 0 0
extrapolated
250
copper
aluminu
200
m
150
Ampacity
100
50 Multiple Conductor
Correction Factors
0
0 50000 100000 150000 200000
Number of
wire area Conductors
4-6
Resistan
7-9
ce wire
(ohms) ft in 10-20
volume
0.3528 10.0000 120.0000 0.1531 in^3 21-30
6.40359
(ohms) 31-40
1.5561 41+
6.40359
copper 0.3240
(ohms) lb/in^3
density
Aluminu
0.6276 m 0.0980 lb/in^3
6.40359 Density
known
250
200
f(x) = 0.1100003045 x^0.6088915052
150
Ampacity
R² = 0.9993735926
100
50
ALUMINUM 0
0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000
Allowable
Condu
number oder
ctor
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AL
90 cu al
1.380 60 1.08 0.84
75 1.26 0.99
1.43 matched & multplied 4 90 1.41 1.12
1.04 matched 3
1.16 22.0 rounded 1 SUM table 5
1.16 17 indexed 2 1.08 0
1.16 0 0
1.16 0 0
1.16
1.16 1.08 6
1.12 final factor (accoutns for material, temp
1.12 rating, and ambent temp)
1.12
1.12
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1
1
1
1
1
0.96
0.96
0.96
0.96
0.96
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.87
0.87
0.87
0.87
0.87
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.71
0.71
0.71
0.71
0.71
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
tiple Conductor
rection Factors
1 1 match the right factor
Multiply
ampacity
by factor 2 1 3 1
0.8
3 1 accounts for bundles of wire
0.7 4 0.8
0.5 5 0.8
0.45
6 0.8
0.4
7 0.7
0.35
8 0.7
9 0.7
10 0.5
11 0.5
12 0.5
13 0.5
14 0.5
15 0.5
200000 250000
16 0.5
0.7801242604 18 0.5
19 0.5
29 0.45
30 0.45
31 0.4
32 0.4
33 0.4
34 0.4
35 0.4
36 0.4
37 0.4
38 0.4
39 0.4
40 0.4
41 0.35
42 0.35
43 0.35
44 0.35
45 0.35
46 0.35
r material, temp 47 0.35
ent temp) 48 0.35
49 0.35
50 0.35