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A circular mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a circle with a diameter of one mil (one thousandth of an inch). It corresponds to {{val|5.067|e=-4|u=mm2}}. It is a unit intended for referring to the area of a wire with a circular cross section. As the area in circular mils can be calculated without reference to π, the unit makes conversion between cross section and diameter of a wire considerably easier. The area in circular mils, A, of a circle with a diameter of d mils, is given by the formula: In Canada and the United States the National Electrical Code (NEC) uses the circular mil to define wire sizes larger than 0000 AWG. In many NEC publications and uses, large wires may be expressed in thousands of circular mils, which is abbreviated in two different ways: Kcmil[1] or MCM.[2] For example, one common wire size used in the NEC has a cross-section of 250,000 circular mils, written as 250 kcmil or 250 MCM, which is the first size larger than 0000 AWG used within the NEC. 1000 circular mil equals {{val|0.5067|u=mm2}}, so for most purposes, a ratio of 2 MCM ≈ 1 mm2 can be used with negligible (1.3%) error. Equivalence to other units of areaAs a unit of area, the circular mil can be converted to other units such as square inches. A 0000 AWG solid wire is defined to have a diameter of exactly 0.46 inch. Formula 1: Circular MilNote: 1 inch = 1000 mils inch = 460 mils = 211,600 circular mils (This is the same result as the AWG circular mil formula shown below for n = −3)Formula 2: Square Mil inch = 460 mils = 230 mils square milsFormula 3: Square Inch inch = 0.23 inch square inchesFormula 4: Solving for Circular Mil circular mils square mils 1 circular mil square mils 1 circular mil square milsFormula 5: Solving for Square Mil 1 square mil circular mils Therefore, the following conversions apply:
1 circular mil is approximately equal to:
1000 circular mils = 1 MCM or 1 kcmil, and is (approximately) equal to:
Therefore, for practical purposes such as wire choice, 2 kcmil ≈ 1 mm² is a reasonable rule of thumb for many applications. 1_circular_mil = π × (1/2 × 25.4){{sup|2}} = 506.7×10−6mm{{sup|2}} 1_MCM = 1000 circular_mil = 506.7×10−3mm{{sup|2}} When large diameter wire sizes such as the widely used 250 kcmil and 350 kcmil wires are specified in kcmil, the wire's diameter can be easily determined with the following formula: Formula 6: diameterNote: We first convert from kcmil to circular mil kcmil circular mils = 500 mils = 0.500 inch Thus, this wire would have a diameter of a half inch or 12.7 mm. AWG circular mil formulaThe formula to calculate the circular mil for any given AWG (American Wire Gauge) size is as follows. An represents the circular mil area for the AWG size n.
Sizes with multiple zeros are successively larger than the number 0 gauge size and can be denoted using "number of zeros/0"; for example 4/0 for the number 0000 gauge. For an m/0 AWG wire size, use n = −(m − 1) = 1 − m in the above formula. For example, the number 0000 gauge or 4/0 gauge, would use n = −3; and the calculated result would be 211,600 circular mils. Standard sizesStandard sizes are from 250 to 400 in increments of 50 kcmil, 400 to 1000 in increments of 100 kcmil, and from 1000 to 2000 in increments of 250 kcmil.[3] The diameter in the table below is that of a solid rod with the given conductor area in circular mils. Stranded wire is around 5% larger in diameter to allow for gaps between the strands, depending on the number and size of strands.
Circular inchCardarelli has asserted that the "circular inch" (cin) was used as a unit for the measurement of wire sizes, with a conversion of 1 circular inch = 1 million circular mil.[5] The Oxford English Dictionary has an entry for "circular mil", but not for "circular inch".[6] See also
References1. ^"Popular Acronyms". NEMA 2. ^"Power Plant Siting Acronyms", California Energy Commission 3. ^NFPA 70-2011 National Electrical Code 2011 Edition. Table 310.15(B)(17) page 70-155, Allowable Ampacities of Single-Insulated Conductors Rated Up to and Including 2000 Volts in Free Air, Based on Ambient Air Temperature of 30°C (86°F). 4. ^NFPA 70 National Electrical Code 2008 Edition. Table 310.16 page 70-148, Allowable ampacities of insulated conductors rated 0 through 2000 volts, 60°C through 90°C, not more than three current-carrying conductors in raceway, cable, or earth (directly buried) based on ambient temperature of 30°C. Extracts from NFPA 70 do not represent the full position of NFPA and the original complete Code must be consulted. In particular, the maximum permissible overcurrent protection devices may set a lower limit. 5. ^{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures|last = Cardarelli|first = François|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|page = 32}} 6. ^Full Oxford English Dictionary consulted online 1 March 2015, under "Circular, adj. Special uses: S1 Technical" 1 : Units of area |
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