Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel.
Ga size sheet metal.
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A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
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The story of gauge.
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 meaning.
Corresponds to the standard steel thickness of 0 0329 inches 0 84mm.
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 decreases.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
The thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.