Designation:F1883−03(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSelectionofWireandCableSizeinAWGorMetricUnits1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1883;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeisintendedasaguidetoshipbuilders,shipowners,anddesignagentsforuseintheselectionofconductorsizeforsingleconductorormultipleconductorcablesizeseitherinAmericanWireGauge(AWG)ormetricdesig-nationsforcommercialshipdesignandconstruction.1.2ThecomparisonchartofelectricalconductorsizesshowninTable1presentsacombinedlistingofinternationalstandardsizesofClass2strandedcopperconductorsinaccordancewithAWG(SpecificationB8)EnglishunitsorIEC(IEC60228)metricunits.1.3Asaprecautionarycaveat,someconductorsizeslistedinTable1mayexceedminimalsizerequirementsoftheU.S.CoastGuard,theAmericanBureauofShipping,andIEEESTD45forspecificapplications.1.4Thevaluesstatedforampacityanddcresistancearepresentedasmaximumvaluesandareprovidedforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B8SpecificationforConcentric-Lay-StrandedCopperConductors,Hard,Medium-Hard,orSoftB193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterials2.2IECStandards:3IEC60092-350ElectricalInstallationsinShips—Part350:ShipboardPower:Cables—GeneralConstructionandTestRequirementsIEC60228ConductorsofInsulatedCables2.3IEEEStandard:4IEEESTD45RecommendedPracticeforElectricInstalla-tionsonShipboard3.SignificanceandUse3.1Theselectioncriteriaistobeappliedforusesof(1)newcableand(2)replacementcable.3.2Fortheselectionofnewcableortheselectionofreplacementcable,thispracticedefinesthechoicecriteriaforconductorselectionforcablesinAWG(ASTM)ormetric(IEC)sizes.4.SelectionCriteria4.1Whenselectingcableforanyapplication,AWGormetricsizingshouldbeselectedaccordingtopreferredsizes.Thesizesofcondu...
