How Much Sterling Silver Wire Per Ounce?
© by Rena Klingenberg; all rights reserved.
Knowing the amount of sterling silver wire per ounce is a huge help when you’re placing a wire order.
Many suppliers sell wire by the ounce, not by by the foot or cm.
So with this handy chart below you can get a good estimate of how many ounces of sterling silver wire you need for a project.
Also, if you know how many feet or cm of wire you’ve used in a project, you can use this chart to estimate how many ounces went into it.
How Much
Sterling Silver Wire per Ounce?
in feet and cm (approximate)
| Wire Gauge |
Round Wire | Half-Round | Square Wire |
| 14 gauge 1.63 mm |
4.7 ft. 143 cm |
9.8 ft. 298 cm |
3.7 ft. 112 cm |
| 16 gauge 1.29 mm |
7.5 ft. 228 cm |
13.4 ft. 408 cm |
5.9 ft. 180 cm |
| 18 gauge 1.02 mm |
11.8 ft. 359 cm |
24.5 ft. 746 cm |
9.2 ft. 280 cm |
| 20 gauge 0.81 mm |
18.3 ft. 557 cm |
39.2 ft. 1194 cm |
14.6 ft. 445 cm |
| 21 gauge 0.72 mm |
23.9 ft. 728 cm |
53.9 ft. 1643 cm |
18.5 ft. 564 cm |
| 22 gauge 0.65 mm |
30.2 ft. 920 cm |
59.8 ft. 1822 cm |
23.5 ft. 716 cm |
| 24 gauge 0.51 mm |
45.7 ft. 1393 cm |
95.5 ft. 2910 cm |
37.2 ft. 1133 cm |
| 26 gauge 0.40 mm |
75.8 ft. 2310 cm |
150.9 ft. 4599 cm |
58.2 ft. 1774 cm |
Also see How Much 14k Goldfill Wire per Ounce?
