Gauge Dimensions Sheet Metal

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Gauge dimensions sheet metal.

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. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. Gauge numbers continue both to thicker and thinner sections but these charts cover the most common ranges. 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. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. Standard sheet metal gauges.

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. The charts include fractional decimal and metric dimensions for reference. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.

1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Gauge us standard gauge sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.