General Tolerance Sheet Metal Thickness

Over 30 to 120 incl.

General tolerance sheet metal thickness.

During the rolling process the rollers bow slightly which results in the sheets being thinner on the edges. 6 or less note grade a b and c are equal to tolerance. Extremely thin sheets are considered foil or leaf and pieces thicker than 6 mm 0 25 in are considered. Over 120 to 400 incl.

Category b c d tolerances on normal flatness mm thickness mm width mm category b category c category d th 25 00 w 1200 18 23 1200 w 1500 23 30 after prior agreement w 1500 28 38 2 the flatness tolerances only apply to sheet and plate. 2 the flatness tolerances only apply to sheet and plate. This level of accuracy would generally be unachievable by the metal producer. Sheet metal is manufactured and delivered from the processing mill rolled to the standard thickness that you specify which is now metric.

Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal. And astma653 a653m 94 standard specification for sheet steel zinc coat. The sheet metal does however have a tolerance on the rolling thickness which needs to be taken into account when designing a tight fitting assembly especially as the sheet metal material gets thicker. General dimensional tolerances for parts formed by press working from sheet metal basic size step grades g rad ea b c over 1000 to 2000 incl.

Over 6 to 30 incl. Iso 2768 is mainly for parts that are manufactured by way of machining or removal of materials. The tolerances in the table and attachments reflect current manufacturing practices and commercial standards and are not representative of the manufacturer s standard gauge which has no inherent tolerances. Over 400 to 1000 incl.

Galvanized sheet thickness tolerances thickness in inches weight thickness in millimeters gage min. Each range is proportional to the length of the sheet or cut length with a minimum tolerance at 2000mm length. Standard specification for general requirements for sheet steel metallic coated by the hot dip process formerly astma525. Sheet metal guage tolerances.

All tolerance limits are given in mm. As per design requirements and manufacturing capability tolerance class is defined. General dimensional tolerance of blanking unit mm 1. Iso 2768 and derivative geometrical tolerance standards are intendedto simplify drawing specifications for mechanical tolerances.

And for machined components iso 27 68 fh can be used. Without a specified tolerance this could mean the purchaser wants a metal sheet that is 48 00000000 inches by 96 00000000 inches. Thicknesses can vary significantly. Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin flat pieces.

Special tolerance should be specifically requested. In the above example m and k has defined the tolerance.