How many feet of stainless steel wire are in a pound?

Wire mills often inventory and sell stainless steel wire by pound. However, more end users work in terms of feet needed for a certain project. The chart below enables you to convert the number of feet of a specific diameter wire in a pound of stainless steel.

Number of feet of stainless steel wire in a pound (lb)

Dia.(in) ft/lb 0.001 371022 0.002 92756 0.003 41225 0.004 23189 0.005 14841 0.006 10306 0.007 7572 0.008 5797 0.009 4581 0.010 3710 0.011 3086 0.012 2577 0.013 2195 0.014 1892 0.015 1649 0.016 1449 0.017 1284 0.018 1145 0.019 1028 0.020 928 0.021 841 0.022 767 0.023 701 0.024 644 0.025 594 0.026 549 0.027 509 0.028 473 0.029 441 0.030 412 0.031 386 0.032 362 0.033 341 0.034 321 0.035 303 0.036 286 0.037 271 0.038 257 0.039 244 0.040 232 Dia.(in) ft/lb 0.041 221 0.042 210 0.043 201 0.044 192 0.045 183 0.046 175 0.047 168 0.048 161 0.049 145 0.050 148 0.051 143 0.052 137 0.053 132 0.054 127 0.055 123 0.056 118 0.057 114 0.058 110 0.059 107 0.060 103 0.061 100 0.062 97 0.063 93 0.064 91 0.065 88 0.066 85 0.067 83 0.068 80 0.069 78 0.070 76 0.071 74 0.072 72 0.073 70 0.074 68 0.075 66 0.076 64 0.077 63 0.078 61 0.079 59 0.080 58 Dia.(in) ft/lb 0.081 57 0.082 55 0.083 54 0.084 53 0.085 52 0.086 50 0.087 49 0.088 48 0.089 47 0.090 46 0.091 45 0.092 44 0.093 43 0.094 42 0.095 41 0.096 40 0.097 40 0.098 39 0.099 38 0.100 37 0.101 36 0.102 36 0.103 35 0.104 34 0.105 34 0.106 34 0.107 33 0.108 33 0.109 32 0.110 31 0.111 31 0.112 30 0.113 30 0.114 29 0.115 29 0.116 28 0.117 27 0.118 27 0.119 26 0.120 26 Dia.(in) ft/lb 0.121 25.4 0.122 25 0.123 24.6 0.124 24.2 0.125 23.8 0.126 23.4 0.127 23.1 0.128 22.7 0.129 22.4 0.130 22 0.131 21.7 0.132 21.4 0.133 21 0.134 20.7 0.135 20.4 0.136 20.1 0.137 19.8 0.138 19.5 0.139 19.3 0.140 19 0.141 18.7 0.142 18.5 0.143 18.2 0.144 18 0.145 17.7 0.146 17.5 0.147 17.2 0.148 17 0.149 16.8 0.150 16.5 0.151 16.3 0.152 16.1 0.153 15.9 0.154 15.7 0.155 15.5 0.156 15.3 0.157 15.1 0.158 14.9 0.159 14.7 0.160 14.5

Metal Sheet & Wire Weights

Precious metal sheetstock and wire have different weights depending on their composition. This handy chart allows you to estimate the weight of a variety of precious metals in various wire diameters and sheet thicknesses. Download a pdf of Metal Sheet & Wire Weights. You can also read a text description of this information below.

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Wire Per Foot B&S Gauge mm Inches Fine Silver Sterling 24k Gold 18K Gold 14K Gold 10K Gold Platinum 2 ga. 6.540 mm 0.2576" 3.450 ozs 3.410 ozs 128.000 dwt 104.000 dwt 86.100 dwt 76.300 dwt 7.070 ozs 4 ga. 5.190 mm 0.2043" 2.170 ozs 2.140 ozs 80.100 dwt 64.600 dwt 54.200 dwt 48.000 dwt 4.450 ozs 6 ga. 4.110 mm 0.1620" 1.360 ozs 1.350 ozs 50.400 dwt 40.600 dwt 34.100 dwt 30.200 dwt 2.800 ozs 8 ga. 3.260 mm 0.1285" 0.856 ozs 0.848 ozs 31.600 dwt 25.600 dwt 21.400 dwt 19.000 dwt 1.760 ozs 10 ga. 2.590 mm 0.1019" 0.541 ozs 0.534 ozs 20.000 dwt 16.100 dwt 13.500 dwt 11.900 dwt 1.110 ozs 12 ga. 2.050 mm 0.0808" 0.339 ozs 0.335 ozs 12.600 dwt 10.100 dwt 8.470 dwt 7.500 dwt 0.695 ozs 14 ga. 1.630 mm 0.0641" 0.214 ozs 0.211 ozs 7.870 dwt 6.360 dwt 5.330 dwt 4.720 dwt 0.437 ozs 16 ga. 1.290 mm 0.0508" 0.135 ozs 0.132 ozs 4.960 dwt 4.000 dwt 3.350 dwt 2.970 dwt 0.275 ozs 18 ga. 1.020 mm 0.0403" 0.085 ozs 0.084 ozs 3.110 dwt 2.510 dwt 2.110 dwt 1.870 dwt 0.173 ozs 20 ga. 0.813 mm 0.0320" 0.053 ozs 0.053 ozs 1.960 dwt 1.580 dwt 1.330 dwt 1.170 dwt 0.109 ozs 22 ga. 0.643 mm 0.0253" 0.034 ozs 0.033 ozs 1.230 dwt 0.994 dwt 0.833 dwt 0.738 dwt 0.068 ozs 24 ga. 0.511 mm 0.0201" 0.021 ozs 0.021 ozs 0.775 dwt 0.625 dwt 0.524 dwt 0.464 dwt 0.043 ozs 26 ga. 0.404 mm 0.0154" 0.013 ozs 0.013 ozs 0.488 dwt 0.393 dwt 0.330 dwt 0.292 dwt 0.027 ozs 28 ga. 0.330 mm 0.0126" 0.008 ozs 0.008 ozs 0.306 dwt 0.247 dwt 0.287 dwt 0.184 dwt 0.017 ozs 30 ga. 0.254 mm 0.0100" 0.005 ozs 0.005 ozs 0.193 dwt 0.156 dwt 0.130 dwt 0.115 dwt 0.010 ozs Sheet Per Square Inch B&S Gauge mm Inches Fine Silver Sterling 24k Gold 18K Gold 14K Gold 10K Gold Platinum 2 ga. 6.540 mm 0.2576" 1.420 ozs 1.410 ozs 52.50 dwt 31.40 dwt 35.50 dwt 42.30 dwt 2.910 ozs 4 ga. 5.190 mm 0.2043" 1.120 ozs 1.120 ozs 41.60 dwt 24.90 dwt 28.10 dwt 33.60 dwt 2.310 ozs 6 ga. 4.110 mm 0.1620" 0.894 ozs 0.884 ozs 33.00 dwt 19.80 dwt 22.30 dwt 26.60 dwt 1.830 ozs 8 ga. 3.260 mm 0.1285" 0.709 ozs 0.701 ozs 26.20 dwt 15.70 dwt 17.70 dwt 21.10 dwt 1.450 ozs 10 ga. 2.590 mm 0.1019" 0.562 ozs 0.556 ozs 20.80 dwt 12.40 dwt 14.00 dwt 16.70 dwt 1.150 ozs 12 ga. 2.050 mm 0.0808" 0.446 ozs 0.441 ozs 16.50 dwt 9.85 dwt 11.10 dwt 13.30 dwt 0.913 ozs 14 ga. 1.630 mm 0.0641" 0.354 ozs 0.350 ozs 13.10 dwt 7.81 dwt 8.82 dwt 10.50 dwt 0.724 ozs 16 ga. 1.290 mm 0.0508" 0.281 ozs 0.277 ozs 10.40 dwt 6.21 dwt 7.00 dwt 8.35 dwt 0.574 ozs 18 ga. 1.020 mm 0.0403" 0.223 ozs 0.220 ozs 8.20 dwt 4.91 dwt 5.55 dwt 6.62 dwt 0.455 ozs 20 ga. 0.813 mm 0.0320" 0.176 ozs 0.174 ozs 6.51 dwt 3.90 dwt 4.40 dwt 5.25 dwt 0.361 ozs 22 ga. 0.643 mm 0.0253" 0.140 ozs 0.138 ozs 5.16 dwt 3.09 dwt 3.49 dwt 4.22 dwt 0.286 ozs 24 ga. 0.511 mm 0.0201" 0.111 ozs 0.110 ozs 4.09 dwt 2.45 dwt 2.77 dwt 3.30 dwt 0.227 ozs 26 ga. 0.404 mm 0.0154" 0.088 ozs 0.087 ozs 3.24 dwt 1.94 dwt 2.19 dwt 2.62 dwt 0.180 ozs 28 ga. 0.330 mm 0.0126" 0.070 ozs 0.069 ozs 2.58 dwt 1.54 dwt 1.74 dwt 2.08 dwt 0.143 ozs 30 ga. 0.254 mm 0.0100" 0.055 ozs 0.055 ozs 2.04 dwt 1.22 dwt 1.38 dwt 1.65 dwt 0.113 ozs