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CROSS REFERENCE FOR HOLLOW METALLIC WAVEGUIDES

1 Introduction

This document cross-references the designations of common waveguides with ordinary rectangular,
reduced-height rectangular, cylindrical and double ridge cross section. In addition to waveguide designations
we provide inner dimensions (without corner radii and tolerances), nominal frequency ranges, cut-off
frequencies and letter frequency band designations.

2 References

[1] IEC 60153-2:2016, “Hollow metallic waveguides − Part 2: Relevant specifications for ordinary
rectangular waveguides”, Standard of the International Electrotechnical Commission, May 2016.
[2] EIA RS-261-B, “Rectangular Waveguides (WR3 to WR2300)”, Standard of the Electronic Industries
Association of the United States of America, May 1979.
[3] MOD UK DEF-5351, “Specification for Tubing, Waveguide”; Standard of the Ministry of Defence of the
United Kingdom, June 1959, incorporating Amendments Nos. 1 (1960) to 6 (1974).
[4] MIL-DTL-85/1G, “Waveguides, Rigid, Rectangular”, Detail Specification of the Department of Defense of
the United States of America, March 2009.
[5] MIL-DTL-85/2E “Waveguides, Rigid, Rectangular (Heavy Wall)”, Detail Specification of the Department
of Defense of the United States of America, March 2009.
[6] MIL-DTL-85/3D, “Waveguides, Rigid, Rectangular (Millimeter Wavelength)”, Detail Specification of the
Department of Defense of the United States of America, April 2012.
[7] IEEE Std 1785.1-2012, “Rectangular metallic waveguides and their interfaces for frequencies of
110 GHz and above, Part 1: Frequency bands and waveguide dimensions”, Standard of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, March 2013.
[8] Hesler, J.L., Kerr, A.R., Grammer, W. and Wollack, E., “Recommendations for Waveguide Interfaces to
1 THz”, Proc. 18th Int. Symp. on Space THz Tech., Pasadena, California, USA, March 2007.
[9] IEC 60153-3:1964, “Hollow metallic waveguides, Part 3: Relevant specifications for flat rectangular
waveguides”, Standard of the International Electrotechnical Commission, January 1964.
[10] IEC 60153-6:1967 + A1:1977, “Hollow metallic waveguides, Part 6: Relevant specifications for medium
flat rectangular waveguides”, Standard of the International Electrotechnical Commission, January 1967,
and Amendment 1, May 1977.
[11] MIL-W-85/4C, “Waveguides, Rigid, Rectangular, Reduced Height”, Military Specification of the
Department of Defense of the United States of America, December 1981.
[12] IEC 60153-4:1973, “Hollow metallic waveguides, Part 4: Relevant specifications for circular
waveguides”, Standard of the International Electrotechnical Commission, January 1973.
[13] TIA/EIA-200-A, “Circular Waveguides”, Standard of the Telecommunications Industry Association of the
United States of America, March 1965.
[14] MIL-W-23068, “Waveguides, Rigid, Circular”, Military Specification of the Department of Defense of the
United States of America, October 1961.
[15] MIL-W-23351/4C, “Waveguides, Double Ridge (Bandwidth Ratio 2.4:1)”, Detail Specification of the
Department of Defense of the United States of America, January 2009.
[16] MIL-W-23351/2B, “Waveguides, Double Ridge (Bandwidth Ratio 3.6:1)”, Military Specification of the
Department of Defense of the United States of America, October 1977.
[17] EIA RS-304, “Ridge Waveguides”, Standard of the Electronic Industries Association of the United States
of America, February 1965.

The standards marked in gray are either cancelled ([3], [11], [14]) or withdrawn and not superseded ([2], [13],
[17]). Nevertheless, the waveguide designations defined therein are still in use.
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3 Ordinary rectangular waveguides

Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions a x b Frequencies Letter band

IEC EIA UK MIL PIN Metric Imperial Nominal range TE10 designations
[1] [2] [3] [4, 5, 6] [1] [4, 5, 6] [1] cut-off * ****
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz -

R3 WR 2300 WG 00 M85/1-001, 002, 161 584.20 x 292.10 23.000 x 11.500 0.32 - 0.49 0.257 -

R4 WR 2100 WG 0 M85/1-003, 004, 162 533.40 x 266.70 21.000 x 10.500 0.35 - 0.53 0.281 -

R5 WR 1800 WG 1 M85/1-005, 006, 163 457.20 x 228.60 18.000 x 9.000 0.41 - 0.62 0.328 -

R6 WR 1500 WG 2 M85/1-007, 008, 164 381.00 x 190.50 15.000 x 7.500 0.49 - 0.75 0.393 -

R8 WR 1150 WG 3 M85/1-009, 010, 165 292.10 x 146.05 11.500 x 5.750 0.64 - 0.98 0.513 -

R9 WR 975 WG 4 M85/1-011, 012, 166 247.65 x 123.82 9.750 x 4.875 0.76 - 1.15 0.605 -

R 12 WR 770 WG 5 M85/1-013, 014, 167 195.58 x 97.79 7.700 x 3.850 0.96 - 1.46 0.766 -

R 14 WR 650 WG 6 M85/1-015, 017, 018, 019, 020, 168 165.10 x 82.55 6.500 x 3.250 1.13 - 1.73 0.908 L

R 18 WR 510 WG 7 M85/1-021, 023, 024, 025, 026, 169 129.54 x 64.77 5.100 x 2.550 1.45 - 2.20 1.157 -

R 22 WR 430 WG 8 M85/1-027, 029, 030, 031, 032, 170 109.22 x 54.61 4.300 x 2.150 1.72 - 2.61 1.372 Ls, R

R 26 WR 340 WG 9A M85/1-033, 035, 036, 037, 038, 171 86.36 x 43.18 3.400 x 1.700 2.17 - 3.30 1.736 -

M85/1-039, 041, 042, 043, 044, 172

R 32 WR 284 WG 10 72.14 x 34.04 2.840 x 1.340 2.60 - 3.95 2.078 S
M85/2-001, 002, 004
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R 40 WR 229 WG 11A M85/1-045, 047, 048, 049, 050, 173 58.17 x 29.08 2.290 x 1.145 3.22 - 4.90 2.577 -

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IEC EIA UK MIL PIN Metric Imperial Nominal range TE10 designations
[1] [2] [3] [4, 5, 6] [1] [4, 5, 6] [1] cut-off * ****
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz -
M85/1-051, 053, 054, 055, 056, 174
R 48 WR 187 WG 12 47.549 x 22.149 1.872 x 0.872 3.94 - 5.99 3.152 C, G
M85/2-003, 005, 006

R 58 WR 159 WG 13 M85/1-057, 059, 060, 061, 062, 175 40.386 x 20.193 1.590 x 0.795 4.64 - 7.05 3.712 C

R 70 WR 137 WG 14 M85/1-063, 065, 066, 067, 068, 176 34.849 x 15.799 1.372 x 0.622 5.38 - 8.17 4.301 Xn, J

M85/1-069, 071, 072, 073, 074, 177

R 84 WR 112 WG 15 28.499 x 12.624 1.122 x 0.497 6.57 - 9.99 5.260 Xb, H
M85/2-007
M85/1-075, 077, 078, 079, 080, 178
R 100 WR 90 WG 16 22.860 x 10.160 0.900 x 0.400 8.20 - 12.5 6.557 X
M85/2-008, 009

R 120 WR 75 WG 17 M85/1-081, 083, 084, 085, 086, 179 19.050 x 9.525 0.750 x 0.375 9.84 - 15.0 7.869 M

M85/1-087, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093,

R 140 WR 62 WG 18 15.799 x 7.899 0.622 x 0.311 11.9 - 18.0 9.488 Ku, P
180

R 180 WR 51 WG 19 M85/1-094, 096, 097, 098, 099, 181 12.954 x 6.477 0.510 x 0.255 14.5 - 22.0 11.571 N

M85/1-100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

R 220 WR 42 WG 20 10.668 x 4.318 0.420 x 0.170 17.6 - 26.7 14.051 K
182
M85/1-107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113,
R 260 WR 34 WG 21 8.636 x 4.318 0.340 x 0.170 21.7 - 33.0 17.357 -
183

R 320 WR 28 WG 22 M85/3-006, 007, 008, 009 7.112 x 3.556 0.280 x 0.140 26.3 - 40.0 21.077 Ka, R

R 400 WR 22 WG 23 M85/3-010, 011, 012, 013 5.690 x 2.845 0.224 x 0.112 32.9 - 50.1 26.344 Q

R 500 WR 19 WG 24 M85/3-014, 015, 016 4.775 x 2.388 0.188 x 0.094 39.2 - 59.6 31.392 U
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R 620 WR 15 WG 25 M85/3-017, 018 3.759 x 1.880 0.148 x 0.074 49.8 - 75.8 39.877 V

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Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions a x b Frequencies Letter band

IEC EIA UK MIL PIN Metric Imperial Nominal range TE10 designations
[1] [2] [3] [4, 5, 6] [1] [4, 5, 6] [1] cut-off * ****
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz -

R 740 WR 12 WG 26 M85/3-020, 021 3.0988 x 1.5494 0.122 x 0.061 60.5 - 91.9 48.372 E

R 900 WR 10 WG 27 M85/3-023, 024 2.5400 x 1.2700 0.1000 x 0.0500 73.8 - 112 59.014 W

R 1,2K WR 8 WG 28 M85/3-026, 027 2.0320 x 1.0160 0.0800 x 0.0400 92.2 - 140 73.768 F

R 1,4K WR 7 ** WG 29 M85/3-029, 030 1.6510 x 0.8255 0.0650 x 0.0325 113 - 173 90.791 D

R 1,8K WR 5 *** WG 30 *** M85/3-032 ***, 033 *** 1.295 x 0.6475 0.0510 x 0.0255 145 - 220 115.71 G

R 2,2K WR 4 *** WG 31 *** M85/3-035 ***, 036 *** 1.092 x 0.546 0.0430 x 0.0215 172 - 261 137.24 Y

R 2,6K WR 3 *** WG 32 *** M85/3-038 ***, 039 *** 0.864 x 0.432 0.0340 x 0.0170 217 - 330 173.57 H, J

* The TE10 cut-off frequency is given by fc = c0/(2a) with c0 = 299792458 ms-1 and the waveguide width a.
** The waveguide WR 7 is sometimes misleadingly referred to as WR-06 (e.g. in [6]).
*** The nominal internal dimensions of this waveguide differ slightly from those of the corresponding R waveguide.
**** Bold characters indicate classic band designations. Standard characters indicate other common band designations.
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4 Ordinary rectangular waveguides for millimeter and sub-millimeter waves

Waveguide designations Inner dimensions Frequencies

IEEE IEC EIA Hesler UK MIL PIN Width a Height b Nominal range TE10 cut-off
[7] [1] [2] [8] [3] [6] [7] [7] [7] [7]
- - - - - - µm µm GHz GHz
WM-2540 R 900 WR 10 WR 10 WG 27 M85/3-023, 024 2540 1270 75 - 110 59.014
WM-2032 R 1,2K WR 8 WR 8 WG 28 M85/3-026, 027 2032 1016 90 - 140 73.768
WM-1651 R 1,4K WR 7 ** WR 6.5 WG 29 M85/3-029, 030 1651 825.5 110 - 170 90.791
WM-1295 R 1,8K WR 5 * WR 5.1 * WG 30 * M85/3-032 *, 033 * 1295 647.5 140 - 220 115.75
WM-1092 R 2,2K WR 4 * WR 4.3 * WG 31 * M85/3-035 *, 036 * 1092 546 170 - 260 137.27
WM-864 R 2,6K WR 3 * WR 3.4 * WG 32 * M85/3-038 *, 039 * 864 432 220 - 330 173.49
WM-710 R 3,2K - WR 2.8 * - - 710 355 260 - 400 211.12
WM-570 R 4K - WR 2.2 * - - 570 285 330 - 500 262.98
WM-470 R 5K - WR 1.9 * - - 470 235 400 - 600 318.93
WM-380 R 6,2K - WR 1.5 * - - 380 190 500 - 750 394.46
WM-310 R 7,4K - WR 1.2 * - - 310 155 600 - 900 483.54
WM-250 R 9K - WR 1.0 * - - 250 125 750 - 1100 599.58
WM-200 R 12K - (WR 0.8 *) - - 200 100 900 - 1400 749.48
WM-164 R 14K - (WR 0.65 *) - - 164 82 1100 - 1700 914.00
WM-130 R 18K - (WR 0.51 *) - - 130 65 1400 - 2200 1153.0
WM-106 R 22K - - - - 106 53 1700 - 2600 1414.1
WM-86 R 26K *** - - - - 86 43 2200 - 3300 1743.0
(WM-71) - - - - - 71 35.5 2600 - 4000 2111.2
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(WM-57) - - - - - 57 28.5 3300 - 5000 2629.8

* The nominal internal dimensions of this waveguide differ slightly from those of the corresponding WM and R waveguides.
** The waveguide WR 7 is sometimes misleadingly referred to as WR-06 (e.g. in [6]).
*** In [1] the waveguide R 26K is erroneously referred to as R 36K. This error has already been communicated to IEC.

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5 Rectangular waveguides of reduced height

Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions Frequencies

Letter band
IEC MIL PIN Nominal range TE10 designations ***
½ EIA * Metric Imperial
[9, 10] [11] [1, 9, 10] cut-off **
- - - mm inches GHz GHz -
- ½ WR 2300 - 584.20 x 146.05 [2] 23.000 x 5.750 [2] 0.32 - 0.49 0.257 -
- ½ WR 2100 - 533.40 x 133.35 [2] 21.000 x 5.250 [2] 0.35 - 0.53 0.281 -
- ½ WR 1800 - 457.20 x 114.30 [2] 18.000 x 4.500 [2] 0.41 - 0.62 0.328 -
- ½ WR 1500 - 381.00 x 145.25 [2] 15.000 x 3.750 [2] 0.49 - 0.75 0.393 -
- ½ WR 1150 - 292.10 x 73.025 [2] 11.500 x 2.875 [2] 0.64 - 0.98 0.513 -
M85/4-009, 010, 011,
-  ½ WR 975 247.65 x 61.87 [11] 9.750 x 2.436 [11] 0.76 - 1.15 0.605 -
012, 013, 014, 021, 022
M 12 ½ WR 770 - 195.58 x 48.90 [10] 7.700 x 1.925 [10] 0.96 - 1.46 0.766 -
M 14 ½ WR 650 - 165.10 x 41.30 [10] 6.500 x 1.626 [10] 1.14 - 1.73 0.908 L
M 18 ½ WR 510 - 129.54 x 32.40 [10] 5.100 x 1.276 [10] 1.45 - 2.20 1.157 -
M 22 ½ WR 430 - 109.22 x 27,30 [10] 4.300 x 1.075 [10]
1.72 - 2.61 1.372 Ls, R
F 22 - - 109.22 x 13.100 [9] 4.300 x 0.5157 [9]
M 26 ½ WR 340 - 86.360 x 21.600 [10] 3.4000 x 0.8504 [10]
2.17 - 3.30 1.736 -
F 26 - - 86.36 x 10.400 [9] 3.400 x 0.4094 [9]
- - M85/4-001, 002, 007 72.14 x 25.50 [11] 2.840 x 1.004 [11]
M 32 - - 72.136 x 18.000 [10] 2.8400 x 0.7087 [10]
2.60 - 3.95 2.078 S
- ½ WR 284 M85/4-015, 016, 017 72.14 x 17.02 [11] 2.840 x 0.670 [11]
F 32 - - 72.14 x 8.600 [9] 2.840 x 0.3386 [9]
M 40  ½ WR 229 - 58.166 x 14.500 [10] 2.2900 x 0.5709 [10]
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3.22 - 4.90 2.577 -

F 40 - - 58.17 x 7.000 [9] 2.2900 x 0.2756 [9]
M(F) 45 = F 45 - - 50.800 x 16.942 [10] 2.0000 x 0.6670 [10] 3.68 - 5.60 2.951 -

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Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions Frequencies

Letter band
IEC MIL PIN Nominal range TE10 designations ***
½ EIA * Metric Imperial
[9, 10] [11] [1, 9, 10] cut-off **
- - - mm inches GHz GHz -
M 48 - - 47.549 x 11.900 [10] 1.8720 x 0.4685 [10]
- ½ WR 187 - 47.55 x 11.075 [2] 1.872 x 0.436 [2]
3.94 - 5.99 3.152 C, G
- - M85/4-018, 019, 020 47.55 x 9.45 [11] 1.872 x 0.372 [11]
F 48 - - 47.55 x 5.700 [9] 1.872 x 0.2244 [9]
M 58 ½ WR 159 - 40.386 x 10.100 [10] 1.5900 x 0.3976 [10]
4.64 - 7.05 3.712 C
F 58 - - 40.39 x 5.000 [9] 1.5900 x 0.1969 [9]
- - M85/4-003, 004, 008 34.85 x 12.37 [11] 1.372 x 0.487 [11]
M 70 - - 34.849 x 8.700 [10] 1.3720 x 0.3425 [10]
5.38 - 8.17 4.301 Xn, J
- ½ WR 137 - 34.85 x 7.90 [2] 1.372 x 0.311 [2]
F 70 - - 34.85 x 5.000 [9] 1.3720 x 0.1969 [9]
- ½ WR 112 M85/4-030, 031 28.50 x 6.32 [11] 1.122 x 0.249 [11]
6.57 - 9.99 5.260 Xb, H
F 84 - - 28.499 x 5.000 [9] 1.1220 x 0.1969 [9]
- ½ WR 90 M85/4-034, 035, 036, 037 22.86 x 5.08 [11] 0.90 x 0.20 [11]
8.20 - 12.5 6.557 X
M(F) 100 = F 100 - - 22.860 x 5.000 [10] 0.9000 x 0.1969 [10]

* The waveguide designations listed here, e.g. “1/2 WR 90”, are composed of the EIA designations as per [2] and the prefix “½” to indicate a bisection of the
original heights. Other common designations are “WR 90 Half Height” and “WR 90 H/H”.
** The TE10 cut-off frequency is given by fc = c0/(2a) with c0 = 299792458 ms-1 and the waveguide width a.
*** Bold characters indicate classic band designations. Standard characters indicate other common band designations.
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6 Circular waveguides

Waveguide designations Inner diameters Frequencies

IEC * EIA UK MIL Type ** Metric Imperial TE11 range *** TE11 cut-off TM01 cut-off TE21 cut-off
[12] [13] [3] [14] [12] [12, 13] [13] [12] [12] [12]
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz GHz GHz
C 3.3 WC 2551 CG 1 WRC 312U14 647.9 25.508 0.312 - 0.427 0.27 0.35 0.45
C4 WC 2179 CG 2 WRC 365U14 553.5 21.791 0.365 - 0.500 0.32 0.41 0.53
C 4.5 WC 1862 CG 3 WRC 427U14 472.8 18.616 0.427 - 0.586 0.37 0.48 0.62
C 5.3 WC 1590 CG 4 WRC 500U14 403.9 15.903 0.500 - 0.686 0.43 0.57 0.72
C 6.2 WC 1359 CG 5 WRC 586U14 345.1 13.585 0.586 - 0.803 0.51 0.66 0.84
C7 WC 1161 CG 6 WRC 686U14 294.79 11.606 0.686 - 0.939 0.60 0.78 0.99
C8 WC 992 CG 7 WRC 803U14 251.84 9.915 0.803 - 1.10 0.70 0.91 1.16
C 10 WC 847 CG 8 WRC 939U14 215.14 8.470 0.939 - 1.29 0.82 1.07 1.35
C 12 WC 724 CG 9 WRC 110D14 183.77 7.235 1.10 - 1.51 0.96 1.25 1.59
C 14 WC 618 CG 10 WRC 129D14 157.00 6.181 1.29 - 1.76 1.12 1.46 1.86
C 16 WC 528 CG 11 WRC 151D14 134.11 5.280 1.51 - 2.07 1.31 1.71 2.17
C 18 WC 451 CG 12 WRC 176D14 114.58 4.511 1.76 - 2.42 1.53 2.00 2.54
C 22 WC 385 CG 13 WRC 207D14 97.87 3.853 2.07 - 2.83 1.79 2.34 2.98
C 25 WC 329 CG 14 WRC 242D14 83.62 3.292 2.42 - 3.31 2.10 2.74 3.49
C 30 WC 281 CG 15 WRC 283D14 71.42 2.812 2.83 - 3.88 2.46 3.21 4.08
C 35 WC 240 CG 16 WRC 331D14 61.04 2.403 3.31 - 4.54 2.88 3.76 4.77
C 40 WC 205 CG 17 WRC 389D14 51.99 2.047  2 3/
64 3.89 - 5.33 3.38 4.41 5.61
C 48 WC 175 CG 18 WRC 454D14 44.45 1.750 = 1 3/ 4.54 - 6.23 3.95 5.16 6.56
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C 56 WC 150 CG 19 WRC 530D14 38.10 1.500 = 1 1/2 5.30 - 7.27 4.61 6.02 7.65
C 65 WC 128 CG 20 WRC 621D14 32.537 1.281  1 9/32 6.21 - 8.51 5.40 7.05 8.96
C 76 WC 109 CG 21 WRC 727D14 27.788 1.094  1 3/
32 7.27 - 9.97 6.32 8.26 10.5

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Waveguide designations Inner diameters Frequencies

IEC * EIA UK MIL Type ** Metric Imperial TE11 range *** TE11 cut-off TM01 cut-off TE21 cut-off
[12] [13] [3] [14] [12] [12, 13] [13] [12] [12] [12]
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz GHz GHz
C 89 WC 94 CG 22 WRC 849D14 23.825 0.938  15/16 8.49 - 11.6 7.37 9.63 12.2
C 104 WC 80 CG 23 WRC 997D14 20.244 0.797  51/64 9.97 - 13.7 8.68 11.3 14.4
C 120 WC 69 CG 24 WRC 116C14 17.475 0.688  11/
16 11.6 - 15.9 10.0 13.1 16.7
C 140 WC 59 CG 25 WRC 134C14 15.088 0.594  19/
32 13.4 - 18.4 11.6 15.2 19.3
C 165 WC 50 CG 26 WRC 159C14 12.700 0.500 = 1/2 15.9 - 21.8 13.8 18.1 22.9
C 190 WC 44 CG 27 WRC 182C14 11.125 0.438  7/16 18.2 - 24.9 15.8 20.6 26.2
C 220 WC 38 CG 28 WRC 212C14 9.525 0.375 = 3/ 21.2 - 29.1 18.4 24.1 30.6
8

C 255 WC 33 CG 29 WRC 243C14 8.331 0.328  21/

64 24.3 - 33.2 21.1 27.5 35.0
C 290 WC 28 CG 30 WRC 283C14 7.137 0.281  9/32 28.3 - 38.8 24.6 32.2 40.8
C 330 WC 25 CG 31 WRC 318C14 6.350 0.250 = 1/4 31.8 - 43.6 27.7 36.1 45.9
C 380 WC 22 CG 32 WRC 364C14 5.563 0.219  7/32 36.4 - 49.8 31.6 41.3 52.4
C 430 WC 19 CG 33 WRC 424C14 4.775 0.188  3/
16 42.4 - 58.1 36.8 48.1 61.0
C 495 WC 17 CG 34 WRC 463C14 4.369 0.172  11/64 46.3 - 63.5 40.2 52.5 66.7
C 580 WC 14 CG 35 WRC 566C14 3.581 0.141  9/64 56.6 - 77.5 49.1 64.1 81.4
C 660 WC 13 CG 36 WRC 635C14 3.175 0.125 = 1/8 63.5 - 87.2 55.3 72.3 91.8
C 765 WC 11 CG 37 WRC 727C14 2.769 0.109  7/
64 72.7 - 99.7 63.5 82.9 105
C 890 WC 9 CG 38 WRC 848C14 2.388 0.094  3/
32 84.8 - 116 73.6 96.1 122

* This column shows the preferred waveguide types only. Intermediate sizes are given in [12].
** An additional letter added to the MIL type designation indicates material as:
A – Aluminum alloy; B – Brass; C – Copper; M – Magnesium-base alloy; S – Silver alloy. E.g. WRC 312U14A.
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*** The specified TE11 frequency range is within 1.15 times the TE11 cut-off frequency and 0.95 times the TE21 cut-off frequency.

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7 Circular waveguides for frequencies of 100 GHz and above

For circular waveguides intended for frequencies of 100 GHz and above we were not able to find a written standard. Various companies (e.g. Cernex, Custom
Microwave, Ducommun, Millitech, Quinstar, Spinner, TRG) have defined proprietary waveguide sizes which over the years became a quasi-standard. The following
table compiles the most often used waveguide sizes. The waveguide designation used here pursues the well-established EIA designation scheme [13]. Bold values
of the inner diameter indicate original unrounded values.

Waveguide designations Inner diameters Frequencies

IEC pursued EIA UK MIL Type
Metric Imperial TE11 range * TE11 cut-off ** TM01 cut-off *** TE21 cut-off ****
[12] (EIA [13]) [3] [14]
- - - - mm inches GHz GHz GHz GHz
WC 9.4
C 890 CG 38 WRC 848C14 2.388 0.094  3/32 84.6 - 116 73.6 96.1 122
(WC 9)
- WC 8.9 - - 2.261 0.089  91/1024 89.4 - 122 77.7 102 129
- WC 8.2 - - 2.083 0.082  21/256 97.0 - 133 84.4 110 140
- WC 7.9 - - 2.000 0.07874  81/
1024 101 - 138 87.9 115 146
3
- WC 7.5 - - 1.905 0.075 = /40 106 - 145 92.2 120 153
- WC 7.3 - - 1.854 0.073  75/1024 109 - 149 94.8 124 157
- WC 6.7 - - 1.702 0.067  69/1024 119 - 163 103 135 171
- WC 5.9 - - 1.500 0.05906  15/
256 135 - 185 117 153 194
- WC 5.8 - - 1.473 0.058  59/
1024 137 - 188 119 156 198
- WC 4.9 - - 1.245 0.049  25/512 162 - 222 141 184 234
- WC 4.5 - - 1.143 0.045  23/512 177 - 242 154 201 255
- WC 3.9 - - 0.991 0.039  5/128 204 - 280 177 232 294

* The specified TE11 frequency range is within 1.15 times the TE11 cut-off frequency and 0.95 times the TE21 cut-off frequency.
** The TE11 cut-off frequency is given by fc = 1.8412 c0/(d) with c0 = 299792458 ms-1 and the waveguide diameter d.
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*** The TM01 cut-off frequency is given by fc = 2.4048 c0/(d) with c0 = 299792458 ms-1 and the waveguide diameter d.
**** The TE21 cut-off frequency is given by fc = 3.0542 c0/(d) with c0 = 299792458 ms-1 and the waveguide diameter d.

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8 Double ridge waveguides with bandwidth ratio of 2.4:1

Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions Frequencies [15]

MIL [15] EIA [17] Metric [15] Imperial [15] Nominal range TE10 cutoff
Type * PIN Width Height Gap Ridge Width Height Gap Ridge
- - - mm mm mm mm in. in. in. in. GHz GHz
WRD 175U24 M23351/4-
WD 2970-742 753.54 350.39 148.92 188.39 29.667 13.795 5.863 7.417 0.175 - 0.420 0.146
A, B, C, S 001, 002, 003, 004
WRD 267U24 M23351/4-
WD 1940-486 493.47 229.46 97.51 123.37 19.428 9.034 3.839 4.857 0.267 - 0.640 0.222
A, B, C, S 005, 006, 007, 008
WRD 420U24 M23351/4-
WD 1230-308 313.26 145.72 61.90 78.31 12.33 5.737 2.437 3.083 0.420 - 1.000 0.350
A, B, C, S 009, 010, 011, 012
WRD 640U24 M23351/4-
WD 810-203 205.74 95.68 40.67 51.44 8.100 3.767 1.601 2.025 0.640 - 1.530 0.533
A, B, C, S 013, 014, 015, 016
WRD 840U24 M23351/4-
WD 617-154 156.64 72.85 30.96 39.17 6.167 2.868 1.219 1.542 0.840 - 2.000 0.700
A, B, C, S 017, 018, 019, 020
WRD 150D24 M23351/4-
WD 346-86 87.76 40.82 17.348 21.946 3.455 1.607 0.683 0.864 1.500 - 3.600 1.249
A, B, C, S 021, 022, 023, 024
WRD 200D24 M23351/4-
WD 259-65 69.79 30.61 13.00 16.46 2.590 1.205 0.512 0.648 2.000 - 4.800 1.666
A, B, C, S 025, 026, 027, 028
WRD 350D24 M23351/4-
WD 148-37 37.59 17.48 7.417 9.398 1.480 0.688 0.292 0.370 3.500 - 8.200 2.915
A, B, C, S 029, 030, 031, 032
WRD 475D24 M23351/4-
WD 109-27 27.69 12.48 5.46 6.91 1.090 0.506 0.215 0.272 4.750 - 11.000 3.961
A, B, C, S 033, 034, 035, 036
WRD 750D24 M23351/4-
WD 69-17 17.55 8.15 3.45 4.39 0.691 0.321 0.136 0.173 7.500 - 18.000 6.239
A, B, C, S 037, 038, 039, 040
WRD 110C24 M23351/4-
WD 47-12 11.96 5.56 2.362 2.997 0.471 0.219 0.093 0.118 11.000 - 26.500 9.363
A, B, C, S 041, 042, 043, 044
WRD 180C24 M23351/4-
WD 29-7 7.32 3.40 1.448 1.829 0.288 0.134 0.057 0.072 18.000 - 40.000 14.995
A, B, C, S 045, 046, 047, 048
M23351/4-
DR 19 ** - 26.04 12.06 4.85 6.50 1.025 0.475 0.191 0.256 4.750 - 11.000 4.086
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049, 050, 051, 052

* The additional letter added to the MIL type designation indicates material as: A – Aluminum alloy; B – Copper alloy (Brass); C – Copper; S – Silver alloy.
** The MIL specification [15] does not list a type designation for this waveguide. Commonly the designation DR 19 is in use.

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9 Double ridge waveguides with bandwidth ratio of 3.6:1

Waveguide designations Basic inner dimensions Frequencies [16]

MIL [16] EIA [17] Metric [16] Imperial [16] Nominal range TE10 cutoff
Type * PIN Width Height Gap Ridge Width Height Gap Ridge
- - - mm mm mm mm in. in. in. in. GHz GHz
WRD 108U36 M23351/2-
WD 3460-866 879.80 378.31 73.76 219.96 34.638 14.894 2.904 8.660 0.108 - 0.390 0.092
A, B, C, S 001, 002, 003, 004
WRD 270U36 M23351/2-
WD 1390-348 353.47 152.00 29.64 88.37 13.916 5.984 1.167 3.479 0.270 - 0.970 0.229
A, B, C, S 005, 006, 007, 008
WRD 390U36 M23351/2-
WD 963-241 244.55 105.16 20.498 61.14 9.628 4.140 0.807 2.407 0.390 - 1.40 0.331
A, B, C, S 009, 010, 011, 012
WRD 970U36 M23351/2-
WD 388-97 98.48 42.34 8.255 24.613 3.877 1.667 0.325 0.969 0.970 - 3.50 0.822
A, B, C, S 013, 014, 015, 016
WRD 140D36 M23351/2-
WD 269-67 68.25 29.34 5.72 17.07 2.687 1.155 0.225 0.672 1.40 - 5.00 1.186
A, B, C, S 017, 018, 019, 020
WRD 350D36 M23351/2-
WD 107-27 27.28 11.73 2.29 6.83 1.074 0.462 0.090 0.269 3.50 - 12.40 2.966
A, B, C, S 021, 022, 023, 024
WRD 500D36 M23351/2-
WD 75-19 19.10 8.20 1.60 4.78 0.752 0.323 0.063 0.188 5.00 - 18.00 4.237
A, B, C, S 025, 026, 027, 028
WRD 124C36 M23351/2-
WD 30-8 7.70 3.30 0.64 1.93 0.303 0.130 0.025 0.076 12.40 - 40.00 10.508
A, B, C, S 029, 030, 031, 032

* The additional letter added to the MIL type designation indicates material as: A – Aluminum alloy; B – Copper alloy (Brass); C – Copper; S – Silver alloy.
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10 Double ridge waveguides with miscellaneous bandwidth ratios

Waveguide designations Bandwidth ratio Basic inner dimensions Frequencies

Metric Imperial Nominal range TE10 cutoff
Type * Material ** Width Height Gap Ridge Width Height Gap Ridge
- - - mm mm mm mm in. in. in. in. GHz GHz
WRD 250D30 A, B, C, S 3.0:1 42.037 18.161 3.810 11.176 1.655 0.715 0.150 0.440 2.60 - 7.80 2.093
WRD 580D28 A, B, C, S 2.8:1 19.812 9.398 3.048 5.080 0.780 0.370 0.120 0.200 5.80 - 16.00 4.892
WRD 650D28 A, B, C, S 2.8:1 18.288 8.153 2.565 4.394 0.720 0.321 0.101 0.173 6.50 - 18.00 5.348
WRD 700D26 A, B, C, S 2.6:1 17.424 7.874 2.667 4.394 0.686 0.310 0.105 0.173 7.00 - 18.50 5.679

* The type designations listed here are in common use. They pursue the well-established MIL designations given in [15] and [16]. Nevertheless we were not able
to find a corresponding standard document.
** A – Aluminum alloy; B – Copper alloy (Brass); C – Copper; S – Silver alloy.
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