AWG 36 Wire

Diameter 0.0050″
Millimeters 0.127 mm
Cross-section 25 cmil
mm² 0.0127

Nominal bare-conductor dimensions per ASTM B258. AWG is geometric: d = 0.005 × 92(36−n)/39 in with n = 36; area is derived from the diameter. Ampacity depends on insulation, bundling, and the electrical code in force — it is a property of the installation, not the gauge.

Neighboring gauges

AWG Diameter mm vs AWG 36
34 0.0063″ 0.160 +0.0013″
35 0.0056″ 0.142 +0.0006″
36 0.0050″ 0.127
37 0.0045″ 0.114 −0.0005″
38 0.0040″ 0.102 −0.0010″
Data provenance. ASTM B258, Standard Specification for Nominal Diameters of AWG Sizes (ASTM International). See all data sources.