Standard sheet metal gauges.
Gauge dimensions sheet metal.
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.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
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Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Charts for aluminum steel stainless steel and galvanized steel sheet are presented here with thicknesses ranging from 1 64 to 1 4 inch.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
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.
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 us standard gauge sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.