Conversion Table
| ASTM STANDARD IMPERIAL REINFORCING BARS | |||
| BAR SIZE DESIGNATION |
NOMINAL DIMENSIONS | ||
| AREA(IN.2) | WEIGHT(LB/FT) | DIAMETER(IN) | |
| #3 | 0.11 | 0.376 | 0.375 |
| #4 | 0.20 | 0.668 | 0.500 |
| #5 | 0.31 | 1.043 | 0.625 |
| #6 | 0.44 | 1.502 | 0.750 |
| #7 | 0.60 | 2.044 | 0.875 |
| #8 | 0.79 | 2.670 | 1.000 |
| #9 | 1.00 | 3.400 | 1.128 |
| #10 | 1.27 | 4.303 | 1.270 |
| #11 | 1.56 | 5.313 | 1.410 |
| #14 | 2.25 | 7.65 | 1.693 |
| #18 | 4.00 | 13.60 | 2.257 |
| Current A615 specification covers bar sizes #14 and #18 in Grade 60, and bar sizes #11, #14 and #18 in Grade 75. Current A706 specification also covers bar sizes #14 and #18. Bar sizes #9 through #18 are not included in the A996 specification. | |||
| ASTM STANDARD METRIC REINFORCING BARS | |||
| BAR SIZE DESIGNATION |
NOMINAL DIMENSIONS | ||
| AREA(MM.2) | WEIGHT(KG/M) | DIAMETER(MM) | |
| #10 | 71 | 0.560 | 9.5 |
| #13 | 129 | 0.994 | 12.7 |
| #16 | 199 | 1.522 | 15.9 |
| #19 | 284 | 2.235 | 19.1 |
| #22 | 387 | 3.042 | 22.2 |
| #25 | 510 | 3.973 | 25.4 |
| #29 | 645 | 5.060 | 28.7 |
| #32 | 819 | 6.404 | 32.3 |
| #36 | 1006 | 7.907 | 35.8 |
| #43 | 1452 | 11.38 | 43.0 |
| #57 | 2581 | 20.24 | 57.3 |
| Current A615M specification covers bar sizes #43 and #57 in Grade 420, and bar sizes #36, #43 and #57 in Grade 520. Current A706 specification also covers bar sizes #43 and #57. Bar sizes #29 through #57 are not included in the A996M specification. | |||
| COMPARISON BETWEEN W&D NUMBER WIRE SIZES AND STEEL WIRE GAGES | ||||||
| W&D NUMBER WIRE SIZES | STEEL WIRE GAGES | |||||
| Size Number | Area, Sq. In. | Nom. Dia., In | Nom. Dia.,In. | Area, Sq In. | Gage Number | |
| 1.4 | 0.014 | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.014 | 10 | |
| 1.5 | 0.015 | 0.138 | ||||
| 0.148 | 0.017 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | 0.02 | 0.159 | ||||
| 0.162 | 0.021 | 8 | ||||
| 2.5 | 0.025 | 0.178 | 0.177 | 0.025 | 7 | |
| 2.9 | 0.029 | 0.192 | 0.192 | 0.029 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0.03 | 0.195 | ||||
| 0.207 | 0.034 | 5 | ||||
| 3.5 | 0.035 | 0.211 | ||||
| 4 | 0.04 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.04 | 4 | |
| 0.235 | 0.043 | 3 1/2 | ||||
| 4.5 | 0.045 | 0.240 | ||||
| 0.244 | 0.047 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 0.05 | 0.252 | 0.253 | 0.05 | 21/2 | |
| 0.2625 | 0.0545 | 2 | ||||
| 5.5 | 0.055 | 0.264 | ||||
| 0.273 | 0.059 | 11/2 | ||||
| 6 | 0.06 | 0.276 | ||||
| 0.283 | 0.063 | 1 | ||||
| 6.5 | 0.065 | 0.288 | ||||
| 0.295 | 0.068 | 1/01/2 | ||||
| 7 | 0.07 | 0.298 | ||||
| 0.3065 | 0.074 | 1/0 | ||||
| 7.5 | 0.075 | 0.309 | ||||
| 8 | 0.08 | 0.319 | 0.319 | 0.08 | 2/01/2 | |
| 8.5 | 0.085 | 0.329 | ||||
| 0.331 | 0.086 | 2/0 | ||||
| 9 | 0.09 | 0.338 | ||||
| 9.5 | 0.095 | .0348 | 0.347 | 0.095 | 3/01/2 | |
| 10 | 0.10 | 0.356 | ||||
| 0.3625 | 0.103 | 3/0 | ||||
| 10.5 | 0.105 | 0.366 | ||||
| 11 | 0.11 | 0.374 | ||||
| 0.378 | 0.112 | 4/01/2 | ||||
| 12 | 0.12 | 0.390 | ||||
| 0.394 | 0.122 | 4/0 | ||||
| 14 | 0.14 | 0.422 | ||||
| 0.4305 | 0.146 | 5/0 | ||||
| 16 | 0.16 | 0.451 | ||||
| 18 | 0.18 | 0.478 | 0.4615 | 0.167 | 6/0 | |
| 20 | 0.20 | 0.504 | 0.490 | 0.189 | 7/0 | |
| 20.5 | 0.205 | 0.511 | ||||