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