QUICK CONDUIT FILL CHART
Raceway Fill Percentages
40% Fill – Over 2 Wires 60% Fill – Nipple
SIZE
EMT GRC IMC PVC40 PVC80 FLEX ST EMT GRC IMC PVC40 PVC80 FLEX ST
1/2 0.122 0.125 0.137 0.114 0.087 0.127 0.125 .182 .188 .205 .171 .130 .190 .188
3/4 0.213 0.220 0.235 0.203 0.164 0.213 0.216 .320 .329 .352 .305 .246 .320 .325
1 0.346 0.355 0.384 0.333 0.275 0.327 0.349 .519 .532 .575 .499 .413 .490 .524
1 1/4 0.598 0.610 0.659 0.581 0.495 0.511 0.611 .897 .916 .988 .872 .742 .766 .917
1 1/2 0.814 0.829 0.89 0.794 0.684 0.743 0.792 1.221 1.243 1.335 1.191 1.027 1.115 1.188
2 1.342 1.363 1.452 1.316 1.150 1.307 1.298 2.013 2.045 2.178 1.975 1.725 1.961 1.949
2 1/2 2.343 1.946 2.054 1.878 1.647 1.963 1.953 3.515 2.919 3.081 2.817 2.471 2.945 2.929
3 3.538 3.00 3.169 2.907 2.577 2.827 2.99 5.307 4.499 4.753 4.361 3.865 4.241 4.485
3 1/2 4.618 4.004 4.234 3.895 3.848 3.893 6.927 6.006 6.351 5.842 5.773 5.839
4 5.901 5.153 5.452 5.022 4.503 5.027 5.077 8.852 7.729 8.179 7.532 6.755 7.540 7.615
5 8.085 7.904 7.142 12.127 11.856 10.713
6 11.663 11.427 10.239 17.495 17.140 15.359
Conductor Square Areas
Conductor Square Area
AWG / kcmil THHN XHHW AWG / kcmil THHN XHHW AWG / kcmil THHN XHHW
14 0.0097 0.0139 2 0.1158 0.1146 300 0.4608 0.4536
12 0.0133 0.0181 1 0.1562 0.1534 350 0.5242 0.5166
10 0.0211 0.0243 1/0 0.1855 0.1825 400 0.5863 0.5782
8 0.0366 0.0437 2/0 0.2223 0.2190 500 0.7073 0.6984
6 0.0507 0.0590 3/0 0.2679 0.2642 600 0.8676 0.8709
4 0.0824 0.0814 4/0 0.3237 0.3197 750 1.0496 1.0532
3 0.0973 0.0962 250 0.3970 0.3904 1000 1.3478 1.3519
Number of Conductors – Total Square Area – THHN
AWG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
14 0.0097 .019 .029 .039 .049 .058 .068 .078 .087 .097 .107 .116 .126 .136 .146
12 0.0133 .027 .040 .053 .067 .080 .093 .106 .120 .133 .146 .160 .173 .186 .200
10 0.0211 .042 .063 .084 .106 .127 .148 .169 .190 .211 .232 .253 .274 .295 .317
8 0.0366 .073 .110 .146 .183 .220 .256 .293 .329 .366 .403 .439 .476 .512 .549
6 0.0507 .101 .152 .203 .254 .304 .355 .406 .456 .507 .558 .608 .659 .710 .761
4 0.0824 .165 .247 .330 .412 .494 .577 .659 .742 .824 .906 .989 1.071 1.154 1.236
Number of Conductors – Total Square Area – XHHW
AWG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
14 0.0139 .028 .042 .056 .070 .083 .097 .111 .125 .139 .153 .167 .181 .195 .209
12 0.0181 .036 .054 .072 .091 .109 .127 .145 .163 .181 .199 .217 .235 .253 .272
10 0.0243 .049 .073 .097 .122 .146 .170 .194 .219 .243 .267 .292 .316 .340 .365
8 0.0437 .087 .131 .175 .219 .262 .306 .350 .393 .437 .481 .524 .568 .612 .656
6 0.0590 .118 .177 .236 .295 .354 .413 .472 .531 .590 .649 .708 .767 .826 .885
4 0.0814 .163 .244 .326 .407 .488 .570 .651 .733 .814 .895 .977 1.058 1.140 1.221
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