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Footage on Precious Metal Wire
Feet Per Ounce (Approximate)

Gauge (Size) Gold Filled Round Gold Filled Square Gold Filled 1/2 Round Sterling Round Sterling Square Sterling 1/2 Round
14 5.45 4.29 11.08 4.72 3.71 9.83
16 8.65 6.81 16.83 7.52 5.91 13.50
18 13.97 11.00 27.33 11.90 9.35 24.66
20 21.82 17.18 38.50 18.98 14.91 41.00
21 27.59 21.72 51.00 23.92 18.79 54.00
22 34.75 27.72 70.75 30.21 23.73 60.75
24 55.87 44.00 ------- 47.85 37.58 91.00
26 87.33 68.79 ------- 76.34 59.96 -------
28 140.77 110.84 ------- 121.21 95.20 -------
30 223.71 176.15 ------- 193.05 151.62 -------
32 349.65 275.31 ------- 306.75 240.92 -------

Gauge (Size) Argentium® Round Argentium® Square Argentium® 1/2 Round
14 4.7 3.575 9.4
16 7.5 5.5 15
18 12 9.3 24
20 19 15 34
21 24 20 50
22 30.5 25.6 59
24 48 38.5 -------
26 77 ------- -------
28 125 ------- -------

Gauge (Size) Sterling SIlver Filled DS Round Sterling SIlver Filled DS Square Sterling SIlver Filled DS 1/2 Round Sterling SIlver Filled HH Round Sterling SIlver Filled HH Square Sterling SIlver Filled HH 1/2 Round
12 ------- ------- 7 ------- ------- -------
14 5.38 ------- 10.5 5.26 ------- 10.5
16 8.5 ------- 16.5 8.5 ------- 16.5
18 14.25 12 25 14 11.5 27
20 23.25 18 ------- 21.75 18 33.5
21 ------- 25 ------- ------- 25 -------
22 37 30 ------- 33.5 30 -------
24 59 ------- ------- ------- ------- -------

 

Footage Copper and Brass Jewelry Wire
Feet Per Pound (Approximate)

Gauge
Copper/Brass Wire
Copper/Brass Square Wire
10 31.82 25.05
12 50.59 39.63
14 80.44 63.33
16 127.90 100.71
18 203.40 160.16
20 323.40 254.65
21 407.80 321.10
22 514.20 404.88
24 817.70 643.86
26 1300.00 1023.62
28 2067.00 1627.56
30 3287.00 2588.19
32 5277.00 4118.75
34 8310.00 6543.31

Conversion Table - American Wire Gauge (AWG) to Inches and mm

Gauge Size 10 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 24 26 28 30
Diameter in inches 0.1019 0.0808 0.0641 0.0508 0.0403 0.0320 0.0285 0.0253 0.0201 0.0159 0.0125 0.0100
Diameter in mm 2.588 2.05 1.63 1.29 1.02 0.813 0.723 0.643 0.511 0.404 0.320 0.254