Silver Wire Chart (weight per 12")
© Jeffrey Herman

Example: B&S gauge 18 x 5 feet of sterling silver = .4175 troy ounces

• Sterling Comparison Chart
• Sterling (Troy Ozs. per Square Inch)
• Sterling Circles
• Comparative Weights

B&S
Gauge

Thickness
in Inches

Fine Silver
Ozs.

Sterling Silver
Ozs.

Coin Silver
Ozs.

1

.28930

4.36

4.30

4.28

2

.25763

3.45

3.41

3.40

3

.22942

2.74

2.71

2.69

4

.20431

2.17

2.14

2.13

5

.18194

1.72

1.70

1.69

6

.16202

1.36

1.35

1.34

7

.14428

1.09

1.07

1.07

8

.12849

.859

.848

.844

9

.11443

.682

.673

.670

10

.10189

.541

.534

.530

11

.09074

.429

.423

.421

12

.08080

.339

.335

.333

13

.07196

.270

.266

.265

14

.06408

.214

.211

.210

15

.05706

.169

.167

.166

16

.05082

.135

.132

.132

17

.04525

.107

.105

.105

18

.04030

.0846

.0835

.0834

19

.03589

.0671

.0662

.0659

20

.03196

.0532

.0525

.0522

21

.02846

.0422

.0416

.0414

22

.02534

.0335

.0330

.0328

23

.02257

.0265

.0262

.0261

24

.02010

.0210

.0208

.0207

25

.01790

.0167

.0165

.0164

26

.01594

.0133

.0131

.01304

27

.01419

.0105

.0103

.0103

28

.01264

.00831

.00821

.00817

29

.01125

.00659

.00650

.00647

30

.01002

.00522

.00516

.00513

31

.00892

.00414

.00410

.00407

32

.00795

.00328

.00325

.00323

33

.00708

.00261

.00258

.00257

34

.00630

.00207

.00204

.00203

35

.00561

.00164

.00162

.00161

36

.00500

.00130

.00128

.00127

37

.00445

.00104

.00102

.00102

38

.00396

.000816

.000806

.000802

39

.00353

.000649

.000641

.000637

40

.00314

.000513

.000507

.000504

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