How Much
Sterling Silver Wire Per Ounce?

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Knowing the amount of sterling silver wire per ounce is a huge help when you're placing a wire order.

Many suppliers sell wire by the ounce, not by by the foot or cm. So with this handy chart below you can get a good estimate of how many ounces of sterling silver wire you need for a project.

Also, if you know how many feet or cm of wire you've used in a project, you can use this chart to estimate how many ounces went into it.

How Much
Sterling Silver Wire per Ounce?

in feet and cm (approximate)

Wire Gauge	Round Wire	Half-Round	Square Wire
14	4.7 ft. 143 cm	9.8 ft. 298 cm	3.7 ft. 112 cm
16	7.5 ft. 228 cm	13.4 ft. 408 cm	5.9 ft. 180 cm
18	11.8 ft. 359 cm	24.5 ft. 746 cm	9.2 ft. 280 cm
20	18.3 ft. 557 cm	39.2 ft. 1194 cm	14.6 ft. 445 cm
21	23.9 ft. 728 cm	53.9 ft. 1643 cm	18.5 ft. 564 cm
22	30.2 ft. 920 cm	59.8 ft. 1822 cm	23.5 ft. 716 cm
24	45.7 ft. 1393 cm	95.5 ft. 2910 cm	37.2 ft. 1133 cm
26	75.8 ft. 2310 cm	150.9 ft. 4599 cm	58.2 ft. 1774 cm