Copper Wire Weight Calculator

Your details

Choose what you want to solve for.
Pick a standard AWG size or enter any diameter manually.
American Wire Gauge standard. Larger numbers mean thinner wire.
Total run length of the wire.
ft
For multi-conductor cables or bundles, enter the total number of individual wires.
Insulation adds weight on top of the bare copper. Choose "Bare copper" to ignore it.
Spot price or your purchase price per pound. Set to 0 to skip the cost estimate. London Metal Exchange spot copper typically trades between $3 and $6 per lb.
USD/lb
Copper weight
1.994

Weight of bare copper conductor(s)

Total weight (with insulation)1.994
Mass per unit length0.0199
Cross-sectional area0.0051
Estimated copper cost8.97
Conductor diameter0.0808
Copper weight1.994
Total weight (insulated)1.994
Mass per unit length0.0199

Total copper weight: 1.994 lb.

  • The bare copper conductor accounts for 1.994 lb of that total.
  • At your copper price, the material cost for this run is approximately $8.97.

Next stepTo find the max run length for a freight or structural weight limit, switch to "Max run length from a weight budget" mode.

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