Standard Values for Capacitors

Below is a list of the Standard Capacitor values, separated by type, that are generally available from supply houses.

Capactor Type
Silver Mica	Polystyrene	Disc Ceramic	Tantalum	Computer Grade	Electrolytic
Silver Mica Capacitors - Standard Values in pF
1 2 3 5 7 10 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 39 43 47 50 51 56 62 68 75 82 91 100 110 120 150 160 180 200 220 240 250 270 330 360 390 430 470 500 510 560 620 680 750 820 910 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,500 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,900 4,300 4,700 5,000 5,100 5,600 6,200 6,800 7,500 8,200
Polystyrene Capacitors - Standard Values in pF
20 33 39 47 56 68 82 100 120 150 180 220 270 300 330 360 390 430 470 500 510 560 600 620 680 750 820 910 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,500 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,300 4,700 5,000 5,100 5,600 6,200 6,800 7,500 8,200 9,100 10,000 12,000 15,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 25,000
SDisc-Ceramic 1000 V. Capacitors - Standard Values in pF
3.3 5 6 6.8 8 10 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 27 30 33 39 47 50 51 56 68 75 82 100 120 130 150 180 200 220 240 250 270 300 330 360 390 400 470 500 510 560 600 680 750 820 910 1,000 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,500 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,900 4,700 5,000 5,600 6,800 8,200 10,000
Tantalum Capacitors (Epoxy-Dipped, Drop Type) - Standard Values in µF
4 V 6 V 10 V 15 V 20 V 25 V 35 V 50 V 10 6.8 4.7 3.3 10 1.5 0.10 0.10 100 33 22 15 15 2.2 0.15 0.22 220 68 33 22 47 6.8 0.22 0.33 150 82 68 82 10 0.33 0.47 270 100 120 100 33 0.47 1.0 330 220 150 56 0.68 1.5 68 0.82 2.2 1.0 3.3 1.5 4.7 2.2 5.6 2.7 12 3.3 4.7 6.8 10 15 22 33 39
Computer-Grade Capacitors - Standard Values in µF
10 V 25 V 30 V 40 V 50 V 75 V 100 V 200 V 250 V 350 V 450 V 7,500 4,500 4,000 2,900 2,400 1,400 850 300 250 380 80 15,000 90,00 8,000 5,800 4,800 2,800 1,700 590 500 880 160 22,000 13,000 12,000 8,700 7,200 4,200 2,600 850 740 1,300 350 34,000 20,000 18,000 13,000 11,000 6,300 5,800 1,400 1,200 1,500 380 50,000 30,000 26,000 20,000 16,000 10,000 8,700 2,000 2,500 2,200 540 75,000 45,000 39,000 30,000 24,000 15,000 9,800 2,900 2,900 3,300 800 83,000 50,000 44,000 34,000 27,000 17,000 15,000 3,400 4,200 5,100 1,300 120,000 75,000 66,000 51,000 40,000 25,000 21,000 4,900 6,300 2,000 180,000 110,000 97,000 76,000 41,000 37,000 36,000 7,400 10,000 3,100 300,000 190,000 160,000 120,000 61,000 60,000 12,000 100,000 390,000 µF - 10 V capacitors are also available.
Electrolytic Capacitors - Standard Values in µF
6.3 V 10 V 16 V 25 V 35 V 50 V 63 V 100 V 33 33 10 4.7 4.7 1.0 10 1.0 100 22 22 10 2.2 22 10 220 33 33 22 3.3 47 33 330 47 47 33 4.7 470 100 100 47 10 220 220 100 33 470 330 220 47 1,000 470 330 100 2,200 1,000 470 220 2,200 1,000 330 2,200 470 4,700

This page displays data published in the ARRL ELECTRONICS DATA BOOK, 2nd Edition, pages 2-3 to 2-6.

If you need a specific value, that doesn't appear in the lists above, you might want to try my page on
Custom and Precision Capacitors.