BWG - Birmingham Wire Gauge
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Wall thickness of a pipe is normally given in decimal part of an inch rather than as fraction or gauge number. When gauge numbers is given for a pipe without reference to a system, Birmingham Wire Gauge - BWG - is implied.
Birmingham Wire Gauge is also known as Stubs' Wire Gauge, used for drill rod and tool steel wire.
| Gauge |
Birmingham Wire Gage
BWG
(inches) |
Birmingham Wire Gage
BWG
(mm) |
| 00000 (5/0) |
0.500 |
12.7 |
| 0000 (4/0) |
0.454 |
11.532 |
| 000 (3/0) |
0.425 |
10.795 |
| 00 (2/0) |
0.380 |
9.652 |
| 0 |
0.340 |
8.636 |
| 1 |
0.300 |
7.62 |
| 2 |
0.284 |
7.213 |
| 3 |
0.259 |
6.579 |
| 4 |
0.238 |
6.045 |
| 5 |
0.220 |
5.588 |
| 6 |
0.203 |
5.156 |
| 7 |
0.180 |
4.572 |
| 8 |
0.165 |
4.191 |
| 9 |
0.148 |
3.759 |
| 10 |
0.134 |
3.404 |
| 11 |
0.120 |
3.048 |
| 12 |
0.109 |
2.769 |
| 13 |
0.095 |
2.413 |
| 14 |
0.083 |
2.108 |
| 15 |
0.072 |
1.829 |
| 16 |
0.065 |
1.651 |
| 17 |
0.058 |
1.473 |
| 18 |
0.049 |
1.245 |
| 19 |
0.042 |
1.067 |
| 20 |
0.035 |
0.888 |
| 21 |
0.032 |
0.813 |
| 22 |
0.028 |
0.711 |
| 23 |
0.025 |
0.635 |
| 24 |
0.022 |
0.559 |
| 25 |
0.020 |
0.508 |
| 26 |
0.018 |
0.457 |
| 27 |
0.016 |
0.406 |
| 28 |
0.014 |
0.356 |
| 29 |
0.013 |
0.330 |
| 30 |
0.012 |
0.305 |
| 31 |
0.010 |
0.254 |
| 32 |
0.009 |
0.229 |
| 33 |
0.008 |
0.203 |
| 34 |
0.007 |
0.178 |
| 35 |
0.005 |
0.127 |
| 36 |
0.004 |
0.102 |
Related References:
Pipe Schedule
Gauge Size
Nominal Pipe Size
Stainless Steel Pipe Dimensions
Sheet Metal Gauge
Stainless Steel Pipe Size
ANSI Standard Pipe Chart
Inch to mm Chart
B.W.G. - Birmingham Wire Gauge
A.S.W.G. American Standard Wire Gauge
Gauge Tolerances of Stainless Steel
Conversion Table of Temperatue, Length,Mass,Pressure
NPS-Nominal-Pipe-Size and DN - Diametre Nominal
ISO Tolerances For Fasteners
ISO Tolerance Chart|Machining Process associated with ISO IT Tolerance Grade
Stainless Steel Thickness Weight Table
Galvanized Structural Steel Thickness Weight Table
Cold Rolled Steel Thickness Weight Table
Hot Rolled Steel Thickness Weight Table
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