Type

Wire Gauge (SWG)

Barb Distance 

Barb Length 

Electric Galvanized Barbed Wire; Hot-dip zinc plating barbed wire

10# x 12#

7.5-15cm

1.5-3cm

12# x 12#

12# x 14#

14# x 14#

14# x 16#

16# x 16#

16# x 18#

PVC coated barbed wire; 

PE barbed wire

before coating

after coating

7.5-15cm

1.5-3cm

1.0mm-3.5mm

1.4mm-4.0mm

BWG11#-20#

BWG8#-17#

SWG11#-20#

SWG8#-17#

Gauge of
Strand and Barb in B.W.G.

Approximate Length per Kilo in Meter

Barbs Spacing 3"

Barbs Spacing 4"

Barbs Spacing 5"

Barbs Spacing 6"

12x12

6.0617

6.7590

7.2700

7.6376

12x14

7.3335

7.9051

8.3015

8.5741

12-1/2x12-1/2

6.9223

7.7190

8.3022

8.7221

12-1/2x14

8.1096

8.814

9.2242

9.5620

13x13

7.9808

8.899

9.5721

10.0553

13x14

8.8448

9.6899

10.2923

10.7146

13-1/2x14

9.6079

10.6134

11.4705

11.8553

14x14

10.4569

11.6590

12.5423

13.1752

14-1/2x14-1/2

11.9875

13.3671

14.3781

15.1034

14x16

13.8927

15.4942

16.6666

17.5070

16x16

15.3491

17.1144

18.4060

19.3386