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Trace Width Calculator

IPC-2221 · External & Internal

Conductor inputs

Minimum trace width

0.781
mm
30.8 mil · 0.0308 in

Cross-section

vertical scale ×3.6
FR-4 substrate0.781 mm · 30.8 mil1.38 milCOPPER CONDUCTOR
Cross-sectional area42.4 mil²
Copper thickness1.38 mil · 35 µm
Resistance at temperature33.3 mΩ
Voltage drop66.6 mV
Power dissipated133 mW
How this is calculated. IPC-2221 gives current capacity as I = k · ΔT0.44 · A0.725, where A is the conductor cross-section in mil² and k is 0.048 for external layers or 0.024 for internal layers, which run cooler because the board carries heat away less readily. Solving for area and dividing by copper thickness gives the width. Resistance uses copper resistivity 1.72×10⁻⁸ Ω·m corrected for temperature at 0.393 %/°C.
This width is below about 6 mil — many low-cost fabricators will not hold it, or will charge more. Check your fabricator's minimum before committing.