Conduit Fill Chart
This conduit fill chart is used to determine how many wires can be safely put into conduit tubing or pipe at a 40% fill, taking into account cable conduit size vs. cable quantity.
Cable Quantity versus Conduit Size | |||||||||||
Conduit Trade Size: > | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 | 2 | 2 1/2 | 3 | 3 1/2 | 4 | |
Internal Area > | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.87 | 1.50 | 2.04 | 3.37 | 4.79 | 7.40 | 9.90 | 12.76 | |
Permissible Fill (40%) | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 1.35 | 1.92 | 2.96 | 3.96 | 5.10 | |
Cable OD (in) |
Cable Area (in2) |
Number of Cables Which Will Fit in Conduit With 40% Fill | |||||||||
0.125 | 0.012 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 66 | 110 | 156 | 241 | 322 | 415 |
0.150 | 0.018 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 45 | 76 | 108 | 167 | 224 | 288 |
0.175 | 0.024 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 56 | 79 | 123 | 164 | 212 |
0.200 | 0.031 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 258 | 42 | 61 | 94 | 126 | 162 |
0.225 | 0.040 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 48 | 74 | 99 | 128 |
0.250 | 0.049 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 80 | 103 |
0.275 | 0.059 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 49 | 66 | 85 |
0.300 | 0.071 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 72 |
0.325 | 0.083 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 61 |
0.350 | 0.096 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 53 |
0.375 | 0.110 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 46 |
0.400 | 0.126 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 40 |
0.425 | 0.142 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 35 |
0.450 | 0.159 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 32 |
0.475 | 0.177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
0.500 | 0.196 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
0.525 | 0.216 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
0.550 | 0.238 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
0.575 | 0.260 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
0.600 | 0.283 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
0.625 | 0.307 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
0.650 | 0.332 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
0.675 | 0.358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
0.700 | 0.385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
0.750 | 0.442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
0.800 | 0.530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
0.825 | 0.5354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
0.850 | 0.567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
0.875 | 0.601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
0.900 | 0.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
0.925 | 0.675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
0.950 | 0.709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
0.975 | 0.747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
1.000 | 0.785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
1.025 | 0.825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
1.050 | 0.866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1.075 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1.100 | 0.950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1.125 | 0.994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1.150 | 1.039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1.175 | 1.084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1.200 | 1.131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1.225 | 1.179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1.250 | 1.227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1.275 | 1.277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1.300 | 1.327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |