3VA molded case circuit breakers with IEC certificate
Manual, 03/2019, A5E03603177010-03
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Conversion tables
D
The U.S. units can be converted to the corresponding European/metric units using the
conversion tables listed.
Note
No liability assumed for completeness or accuracy
No liability can be assumed for the completeness or accuracy of the values listed in this
section of the manual.
Conversion of North American cross section dimensions into metric cross section dimensions
Metric cross-sections in accordance with VDE (Verband Deutscher Elektroingenieure
(Association of German Electrical Engineers)) (mm
2
) ↔ conductor cross
-sections in
accordance with AWG (American Wire Gauge) or kcmil (Thousand Circular Mils)
AWG ↔ mm
2
conversion table
AWG / kcmil
Diameter
d/mm
mm
2
Metric equivalent [mm
2
]
AWG
20
0.81
1)
0.52
0.75
18
1.02
1)
0.82
1
16
1.29
1)
1.3
1.5
14
1.63
1)
2.08
2.5
12
2.05
1)
3.31
4
10
2.59
1)
5.26
6
8
3.26
1)
8.4
10
6
4.12
1)
13.3
16
4
5.19
1)
21.2
25
2
6.54
1)
33.6
35
1
7.34
1)
42.4
50
1 / 0
8.25
1)
53.5
—
2 / 0
9.27
1)
67.4
70
3 / 0
10.4
1)
85.0
95
4 / 0
11.68
1)
107
120
1) Diameters over Solid Conductors and Cross-Sectional Area for All Solid and Stranded Conductors
Source: Standard UL 83
