Chapter 9 Tables

TABLE 5 Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and Fixture Wires

Size (AWG or
Approximate Diameter
Type
kcmil)
mm2
in.
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
3.454
0.136
16
3.759
0.148
RHH, RHW, RHW-2

14
12

4.902
5.385

0.193
0.212

10

5.994

0.236

8
6
4
3
2
1
1/0

8.280
9.246
10.46
11.18
11.99
14.78
15.80

0.326
0.364
0.412
0.440
0.472
0.582
0.622

2/0
3/0
4/0
250

16.97
18.29
19.76
22.73

0.668
0.720
0.778
0.895

300
350
400
500
600
700

24.13
25.43
26.62
28.78
31.57
33.38

0.950
1.001
1.048
1.133
1.243
1.314

750
800
900
1000
1250

34.24
35.05
36.68
38.15
43.92

1.348
1.380
1.444
1.502
1.729

SF-2, SFF-2

1500
1750
2000
18

47.04
49.94
52.63
3.073

1.852
1.966
2.072
0.121

SF-1, SFF-1

16
14
18

3.378
3.759
2.311

0.133
0.148
0.091

RFH-1, XF, XFF

18

2.692

0.106

TF, TFF, XF, XFF

16

2.997

0.118

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

14

3.378

0.133

TW, THHW, THW, THW-2

12

3.861

0.152

RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*

10
8
14

4.470
5.994
4.140

0.176
0.236
0.163

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

12

4.623

0.182

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
RHH*, RHW*, RHW-2*
8
6.756
0.266
TW, THW, THHW, THW-2, RHH*,
6
7.722
0.304
RHW*, RHW-2*
4
8.941
0.352
3
9.652
0.380
2
10.46
0.412

RHW*, RHW-2*

TFN, TFFN
THHN, THWN, THWN-2

1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300

12.50
13.51
14.68
16.00
17.48
19.43
20.83
22.12
23.32
25.48
28.27
30.07
30.94
31.75
33.38
34.85
39.09
42.21
45.11
47.80
2.134
2.438
2.819
3.302
4.166
5.486
6.452
8.230
8.941
9.754
11.33
12.34
13.51
14.83
16.31
18.06
19.46

0.492
0.532
0.578
0.630
0.688
0.765
0.820
0.871
0.918
1.003
1.113
1.184
1.218
1.250
1.314
1.372
1.539
1.662
1.776
1.882
0.084
0.096
0.111
0.130
0.164
0.216
0.254
0.324
0.352
0.384
0.446
0.486
0.532
0.584
0.642
0.711
0.766

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
20.75
0.817
400
21.95
0.864
500
24.10
0.949
600
26.70
1.051
700
28.50
1.122
750
29.36
1.156
800
30.18
1.188
900
31.80
1.252
1000
33.27
1.310
PF, PGFF, PGF, PFF, PTF, PAF, PTFF,
18
2.184
0.086
PAFF
16
2.489
0.098
PF, PGFF, PGF, PFF, PTF, PAF, PTFF, PAFF,
14
2.870
0.113
TFE, FEP, PFA, FEPB, PFAH
TFE, FEP, PFA, FEPB, PFAH
12
3.353
0.132
10
3.962
0.156
8
5.232
0.206
6
6.198
0.244
4
7.417
0.292

TFE, FEP, PFA, FEPB, PFAH

TFE, PFAH
TFE, PFA, PFAH, Z

ZF, ZFF
Z, ZF, ZFF
Z

3
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1

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
XHHW, XHHW-2, XHH
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000
KF-2, KFF-2
18
16
14
12
10
KF-1, KFF-1
18
16
14
12

8.128
8.941
10.72
11.73
12.90
14.22
15.70
1.930
2.235
2.616
3.099
3.962
4.978
5.944
7.163
8.382
9.195
10.21

0.320
0.352
0.422
0.462
0.508
0.560
0.618
0.076
0.088
0.103
0.122
0.156
0.196
0.234
0.282
0.330
0.362
0.402

3.378
3.861
4.470
5.994
6.960
8.179
8.890
9.703
11.23
12.24
13.41
14.73
16.21
17.91
19.30
20.60
21.79
23.95
26.75
28.55
29.41
30.23
31.85
33.32
37.57
40.69
43.59
46.28
1.600
1.905
2.286
2.769
3.378
1.448
1.753
2.134
2.616

0.133
0.152
0.176
0.236
0.274
0.322
0.350
0.382
0.442
0.482
0.528
0.58
0.638
0.705
0.76
0.811
0.858
0.943
1.053
1.124
1.158
1.190
1.254
1.312
1.479
1.602
1.716
1.822
0.063
0.075
0.090
0.109
0.133
0.057
0.069
0.084
0.103

KF-1, KFF-1

10
*Types RHH, RHW, and RHW-2 without outer covering.

3.226

0.127

Approximate Area
mm2
in.2

F-1, SF-2, SFF-1, SFF-2, TF, TFF, THHW, THW,

9.355
11.10

0.0145
0.0172

18.90
22.77

0.0293
0.0353

28.19

0.0437

53.87
67.16
86.00
98.13
112.9
171.6
196.1

0.0835
0.1041
0.1333
0.1521
0.1750
0.2660
0.3039

226.1
262.7
306.7
405.9

0.3505
0.4072
0.4754
0.6291

457.3
507.7
556.5
650.5
782.9
874.9

0.7088
0.7870
0.8626
1.0082
1.2135
1.3561

920.8
965.0
1057
1143
1515

1.4272
1.4957
1.6377
1.7719
2.3479

1738
1959
2175
7.419

2.6938
3.0357
3.3719
0.0115

8.968
11.10
4.194

0.0139
0.0172
0.0065

5.161

0.0080

7.032

0.0109

8.968

0.0139

11.68

0.0181

15.68
28.19
13.48

0.0243
0.0437
0.0209

16.77

0.0260

21.48
35.87
46.84
62.77
73.16
86.00

0.0333
0.0556
0.0726
0.0973
0.1134
0.1333

122.6
143.4
169.3
201.1
239.9
296.5
340.7
384.4
427.0
509.7
627.7
710.3
751.7
791.7
874.9
953.8
1200
1400
1598
1795
3.548
4.645
6.258
8.581
13.61
23.61
32.71
53.16
62.77
74.71
100.8
119.7
143.4
172.8
208.8
256.1
297.3

0.1901
0.2223
0.2624
0.3117
0.3718
0.4596
0.5281
0.5958
0.6619
0.7901
0.9729
1.1010
1.1652
1.2272
1.3561
1.4784
1.8602
2.1695
2.4773
2.7818
0.0055
0.0072
0.0097
0.0133
0.0211
0.0366
0.0507
0.0824
0.0973
0.1158
0.1562
0.1855
0.2223
0.2679
0.3237
0.3970
0.4608

338.2
378.3
456.3
559.7
637.9
677.2
715.2
794.3
869.5
3.742
4.839
6.452

0.5242
0.5863
0.7073
0.8676
0.9887
1.0496
1.1085
1.2311
1.3478
0.0058
0.0075
0.0100

8.839
12.32
21.48
30.19
43.23

0.0137
0.0191
0.0333
0.0468
0.0670

THWN, THWN-2, Z, ZF, ZFF

51.87
62.77
90.26
108.1
130.8
158.9
193.5
2.903
3.935
5.355
7.548
12.32
19.48
27.74
40.32
55.16
66.39
81.87

0.0804
0.0973
0.1399
0.1676
0.2027
0.2463
0.3000
0.0045
0.0061
0.0083
0.0117
0.0191
0.0302
0.0430
0.0625
0.0855
0.1029
0.1269

8.968
11.68
15.68
28.19
38.06
52.52
62.06
73.94
98.97
117.7
141.3
170.5
206.3
251.9
292.6
333.3
373.0
450.6
561.9
640.2
679.5
717.5
796.8
872.2
1108
1300
1492
1682
2.000
2.839
4.129
6.000
8.968
1.677
2.387
3.548
5.355

0.0139
0.0181
0.0243
0.0437
0.0590
0.0814
0.0962
0.1146
0.1534
0.1825
0.2190
0.2642
0.3197
0.3904
0.4536
0.5166
0.5782
0.6984
0.8709
0.9923
1.0532
1.1122
1.2351
1.3519
1.7180
2.0157
2.3127
2.6073
0.0031
0.0044
0.0064
0.0093
0.0139
0.0026
0.0037
0.0055
0.0083

8.194

0.0127