Related product s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
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Standard gauges of sheet metal chart.
Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
The following sheet metal gauge size reference chart gives the weight and thickness of sheet metal given as a gauge sometimes spelled gage and indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal and wire for most materials as the gauge number increases the material thickness.
Gauge to thickness chart gauge stainless galvanized sheet steel aluminum fraction inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 30 0 0125 0 33 0 0157 0 40 0 0120 0 30 0 0100 0 25.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Gauge or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg sorry to see that you are blocking ads on the engineering toolbox.
Please note that astm states in specification astm a480 10a the use of gage number is discouraged as being an archaic term of limited usefulness not having general agreement on.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
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Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.