Property Copper Aluminum

Volume Conductivity @ 20°C (IACS) 100.00% 61.80%

Volume Resistivity @ 20°C (ohm-cir mil per foot) 10.371 16.782
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance @ 20°C 0.00393 0.0041
Coefficient of Linear Expansion (per °C) 1.7E-05 0.000023
Density @ 20°C (gm/cubic cm) 8.89 2.703 3.3

5.054093567 5.147852761
5.054093567 3.181373006
 Temperature Resistance Correction Factor
°C °F Copper Aluminum
15 59 0.9804
16 60.8 0.9842
17 62.6 0.9882
18 64.4 0.9922
19 66.2 0.9961
20 68 1 1
20.5 68.9 1.002 1.0021
21 69.8 1.0039 1.0041
21.5 70.7 1.0059 1.0062
22 71.6 1.0079 1.0082
22.5 72.5 1.0098 1.0103
23 73.4 1.0118 1.0123
23.5 74.3 1.0138 1.0144
24 75.2 1.0157 1.0164
24.5 76.1 1.0177 1.0185
25 77 1.0197 1.0205
25.5 77.9 1.0216 1.0226
26 78.8 1.0236 1.0246
26.5 79.7 1.0255 1.0267
27 80.6 1.0275 1.0287
27.5 81.5 1.0295 1.0308
28 82.4 1.0314 1.0328
28.5 83.3 1.0334 1.0349
29 84.2 1.0354 1.0369
29.5 85.1 1.0373 1.039
30 86 1.0393 1.041
30.5 86.9 1.0413 1.0431
31 87.8 1.0433
32 89.6 1.0471
33 91.4 1.0511
34 93.2 1.0551
35 95 1.059
36 96.8 1.063
37 98.6 1.0668
38 100.4 1.0709
39 102.2 1.0747
40 104 1.0786
To convert resistance to 20°C (68°F), divide resistance by the
correction factor for the corresponding temperature and metal
indicated in the above table.
To find ohms/foot, divide Volume Resistivity by area in circular
mils.
MatWeb has also provided a reference table for converting between
English and Metric units.

To Convert From: To: Multiply By:

lbf/in2 (psi) pascal (Pa) 6894.757
pascal (Pa) lbf/in2 (psi) 1.45E-04
g/cm3 lb/ft3 62.427974
lb/ft3 kg/m3 16.01846
lb/in3 kg/m3 27,679.90
lb/ft3 g/cm3 0.01601846
volts/mil kV/mm 0.03937
mil (0.001 inch) cm 2.54E-03
cm mil 393.7
MPa(m1/2) psi(in1/2) 910.06
J/(g-°C) BTU/(lb-°F) 0.239006
BTU/(lb-°F) J/(g-°C) 4.184
joule (J) cal (thermochemical) 0.2390057

cal (thermochemical) joule (J) 4.184

joule (J) BTU 9.48E-04
(thermochemical)
BTU (thermochemical) joule 1054.35
µm/(m-°C) µin/(in-°F) 0.55556
µin/(in-°F) µm/(m-°C) 1.8
cm3/Kg in3/lb 0.02768
in3/lb cm3/kg 36.127
W/(m K) BTU in /(hr ft2  F) 6.9334713
BTU in /(hr ft2  F) W/(m K) 0.1441314
(J m)/(min m2  C) W/(m-K) 0.016667
W/(m-K) (J m)/(min m2  C) 60
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Conversion - AWG to mm
AWG Nom Exact AWG Nom Exact AWG Nom
Size In mm Size In mm Size In
12 0.0808 2.05 21.5 0.0269 0.68 31 0.0089
12.5 0.0764 1.94 22 0.0253 0.64 32 0.008
13 0.072 1.83 22.5 0.024 0.61 33 0.0071
13.5 0.0681 1.73 23 0.0226 0.57 34 0.0063
14 0.0641 1.63 23.5 0.0214 0.54 35 0.0056
14.5 0.0606 1.54 24 0.0201 0.51 36 0.005
15 0.0571 1.45 24.5 0.019 0.48 37 0.0045
15.5 0.054 1.37 25 0.0179 0.45 38 0.004
16 0.0508 1.29 25.5 0.0169 0.43 39 0.0035
16.5 0.0481 1.22 26 0.0159 0.4 40 0.0031
17 0.0453 1.15 26.5 0.015 0.38 41 0.0028
17.5 0.0428 1.09 27 0.0142 0.36 42 0.0025
18 0.0403 1.02 27.5 0.0134 0.34 43 0.0022
18.5 0.0381 0.97 28 0.0126 0.32 44 0.002
19 0.0359 0.91 28.5 0.012 0.3 45 0.0018
19.5 0.034 0.86 29 0.0113 0.29 46 0.0016
20 0.032 0.81 29.5 0.0107 0.27 47 0.0014
20.5 0.0303 0.77 30 0.01 0.25
21 0.0285 0.72 30.5 0.0095 0.24
Exact
mm
0.23
0.2
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.13
0.11
0.1
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
Conversion - mm to AWG
mm NOM Exact mm Nom Exact mm Nom
Size In AWG Size In AWG Size In
2 0.0787 12.22 0.55 0.0217 23.36 0.22 0.0087
1.9 0.0748 12.67 0.5 0.0197 24.18 0.21 0.0083
1.8 0.0709 13.13 0.48 0.0189 24.53 0.2 0.0079
1.7 0.0669 13.63 0.46 0.0181 24.9 0.19 0.0075
1.6 0.063 14.15 0.44 0.0173 25.28 0.18 0.0071
1.5 0.0591 14.7 0.42 0.0165 25.68 0.17 0.0067
1.4 0.0051 15.3 0.4 0.0157 26.1 0.16 0.0063
1.3 0.0512 15.94 0.38 0.015 26.55 0.15 0.0059
1.2 0.0472 16.63 0.36 0.0142 27.01 0.14 0.0055
1.1 0.0433 17.78 0.34 0.0134 27.51 0.13 0.0051
1 0.0394 18.2 0.32 0.0126 28.03 0.12 0.0047
0.95 0.0374 18.64 0.3 0.0118 28.59 0.11 0.0043
0.9 0.0354 19.11 0.29 0.0114 28.88 0.1 0.0039
0.85 0.0335 19.6 0.28 0.011 29.18 0.09 0.0035
0.8 0.0315 20.13 0.27 0.0106 29.49 0.08 0.0031
0.75 0.0295 20.68 0.26 0.0102 29.82 0.07 0.0028
0.7 0.0276 21.28 0.25 0.0098 30.16 0.06 0.0024
0.65 0.0256 21.92 0.24 0.0094 30.51 0.05 0.002
0.6 0.0236 22.61 0.23 0.0091 30.88 0.04 0.0016
Exact
AWG
31.26
31.66
32.08
32.53
32.99
33.48
34.01
34.56
35.16
35.8
36.49
37.24
38.06
38.97
39.99
41.14
42.47
44.04
45.96