Both units of measurement are used to indicate the thickness or diameter of cables and wire. you will need a conversion table AWG to mm2
Convert American Wire Gauge (AWG) to Square Millimeters (MM2) with our free wire size conversion chart.
American Wire Gauge (#AWG)Diameter (inches)Diameter (mm)Cross Sectional Area (mm2) 0000 (4/0) 0.460 11.7 107 000 (3/0) 0.410 10.4 85.0 00 (2/0) 0.365 9.27 67.4 0 (1/0) 0.325 8.25 53.5 1 0.289 7.35 42.4 2 0.258 6.54 33.6 3 0.229 5.83 26.7 4 0.204 5.19 21.1 5 0.182 4.62 ...
In the US,kcmil unitsare also used for circular shapes. kcmil stands for kilo-circular mils. 1 kcmil is equal to about half of mm2 (0.5067 mm2, to be exact). A 12 gauge wire has an area of 6.53 kcmil. Let’s compare the cross-section of 12 vs 14 AWG wires and 12 vs 10 AWG ...