Recommended Winding Tensions

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Recommended Winding Tensions

Below are recommended winding tension for round magnet wire with Copper and Aluminum conductors. They are strictly
recommendations and it is suggested that you use your own validation tests to ensure that the wire is not stretched during
your production process.

RECOMMENDED WINDING TENSIONS FOR ROUND COPPER AND ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS


SIZE COPPER ALUMINUM SIZE
(AWG) (AWG)
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
lbs / oz kg / g lbs / oz kg / g lbs / oz kg / g lbs / oz kg / g
10 61 lbs 28 kg 82 lbs 37 kg 12 lbs 6 kg 22 lbs 10 kg 10
11 48 22 65 29 10 4 18 8 11
12 38 17 51 23 8 3 14 6 12
13 31 14 41 18 6 3 11 5 13
14 24 11 32 15 5 2 9 4 14
15 19 8.7 26 12 4 2 7 3 15
16 15 6.9 20 9.2 3 1 6 3 16
17 12 5.5 16 7.3 2 1 4 2 17
18 10 4.3 13 5.8 2 1 4 2 18
19 8 3.4 10 4.6 2 1 3 1 19
20 6 2.7 8 3.6 1.25 .55 2 2 20
21 5 2.2 6 2.9 1 .43 1.8 0.8 21
22 4 1.7 5 2.3 0.8 .34 1.4 0.6 22
23 3 1.4 4 1.8 0.6 .27 1.1 0.5 23
24 2 1.1 3 1.4 0.5 .22 .9 0.4 24
25 2 0.9 3 1.1 0.4 .17 .7 0.3 25
26 1 0.7 2 0.9 0.3 .14 .5 0.2 26
27 1 0.5 2 0.7 0.2 .11 .4 0.2 27
28 15 oz 425 g 20 oz 565 g 3 oz 85 g 6 oz 160 g 28
29 12 340 16 455 2.5 68 4.5 125 29
30 9 270 13 360 2 54 3.5 99 30
31 7 210 10 280 1.5 42 2.8 78 31
32 6 170 8 290 1.20 34 2.20 63 32
33 5 135 6 180 .95 27 1.75 49 33
34 4 105 5 140 .75 21 1.40 39 34
35 3 85 4 110 .60 17 1.10 31 35
36 2 65 3 90 .45 13 .85 24 36
37 2 55 3 70 .38 11 .71 20 37
38 2 45 2 55 .29 8.6 .56 16 38
39 1.2 35 1.5 45 .23 6.5 .42 12 39
40 0.9 25 1.2 35 .18 5.1 .33 9.4 40
41 0.7 20 1.0 28 .15 4.2 .27 7.7 41
42 0.6 17 0.8 22 .12 3.3 .22 6.1 42
43 0.5 13 0.6 17 .09 2.6 .17 4.7 43
44 0.4 10 0.5 13 .07 2.1 .14 3.9 44
Maximum vaulue above based on yeild strength of fully annealed copper wire.
Winding tensions higher than the stated maximums may cause higher resistance values.

36 MWS Wire Industries, 31200 Cedar Valley Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91362 • Phone: 818-991-8553 • Fax: 818-706-0911 • www.mwswire.com
Print Revision May 2016

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