HELPFUL CONVERSIONS

Round Wire Gauges

--GAUGE--

--1/1000 inch--

--APPROX-MM--

------2--

------.257-

-------5.83---

------4--

------.204-

-------5.20---

------6--

------.162-

-------4.10---

------8--

------.128-

-------3.25---

------10-

------.102-

-------2.6---

------12-

------.080-

-------2.0---

------14-

------.064-

-------1.6---

------16-

------.051-

-------1.3---

------18-

------.040-

-------1.0---

------20-

------.032-

-------.80---

------22-

-------.025-

-------.65---

------24-

------.02--

-------.50---

------28-

------.012-

-------.30---

------30-

------.010--

-------.25---




Precious Metal Comparative Weights

Sterling Silver is:

.899

times as heavy as

10K Yellow Gold

.796

times as heavy as

14K Yellow Gold

.668

times as heavy as

18K Yellow Gold

.485

times as heavy as

Platinum

1.228

times as heavy as

Brass

10K Yellow Gold is:

.885

times as heavy as

14K Yellow Gold

.743

times as heavy as

18K Yellow Gold

.539

times as heavy as

Platinum

1.366

times as heavy as

Brass

1.113

times as heavy as

Sterling Silver

14K Yellow Gold is:

.839

times as heavy as

18K Yellow Gold

.609

times as heavy as

Platinum

1.543

times as heavy as

Brass

1.257

times as heavy as

Sterling Silver Gold

Comparative Weight Conversions

* 1 pennyweight (dwt) = 1/20th (5% or .05) of a Troy ounce

* 1 gram = .03215 of a Troy ounce (oz)

* 1 gram = .6430 of a pennyweight (dwt)

* 1.55517 grams = 1 dwt (pennyweight)

* To convert oz to dwt: multiply by 20

* To convert oz to grams: divide by .03215

* To convert grams to oz: multiply by: .03215

* To convert dwt to oz: divide by 20

* To convert dwt to grams: divide by .6430

* 18K = .750 fine gold - to get the cost of 18K: multiply the cost per oz of fine gold by .750

* 14K = .5833 fine gold - to get the cost of 14K: multiply the cost per oz of fine gold by .5833

* 10K = .4166 fine gold - to get the cost of 10K: multiply the cost of fine gold per oz by .4166