I need to know the copper weight by pound per foot of the types of finished copper wire noted in the details:?

Question

14-2 NM W/G Romex
12-2 NM W/G Romex
14-3 NM W/G Romex
10-2 NM W/G Romex
8-2 NM W/G Romex
6-2 NM W/G Romex
10-3 NM W/G Romex
8-3 NM W/G Romex
6-3 NM W/G Romex
#4 Bare Copper Solid

I am trying to obtain conversion factors so I can calculate how much actual copper is being purchased when a certain footage of finished wire is purchased. Thus, I need to get just the copper weight excluding plastic sheathing or any other items added in the manufacturing process.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Keith P clearly messed up something if he thinks 100 ft of 14-2 weighs under a pound.

My reference below has weight directly on the chart. For example, 14AWG solid is 13 lbs/1000ft. 14-2 w/g has 3 of these conductors, so it is 39 lbs/1000 ft. You can do the other calculations yourself. In case you don't already know, the 8 and 6AWG romex cables have 10AWG ground wires, not 8 or 6. Also, the 8AWG and 6AWG conductors are stranded.

Answer 2

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I need to know the copper weight by pound per foot of the types of finished copper wire noted in the details:?
14-2 NM W/G Rom

Answer 3

Wire /lbs per 100 ft
14-2    0.2496
14-3    0.3744
12-2    0.3966
10-2    0.6308
10-3    0.9463
8-2    1.0032
8-3    1.5048
6-2    1.5944
6-3    2.3916
4 bare 1.2679

That's the weight of the copper itself, using the AWG wire gauge table and the supplied multiplier; assuming that all conductors are actually copper.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I'll support the answer by "An electrical engineer". I just stripped a bunch of wire and weighed it. 14 gauge conductor from white Romex - I get 83 ft/lb. In smaller tests (more ball-parky) I get 50 ft 12 gauge/lb, 33 1/3 ft 10 gauge/lb, 21 ft 6 gauge/lb, and 12.9 ft 6 gauge/lb.

Answer 6

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Size :(AWG/ kc mil) = 4/0 Stranding (No. x Mils) = Weight = 199 Weight (lbs/k ft) Weight = 0.199 Weight (lbs/foot)

Answer 7

8-2 Romex