Sheet metal gauge size chart 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.
Sheet metal gauge to mm.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
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Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.
0 1345 3 42 0 1405 3 57 0 1285 3 26 11.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
The corresponding galvanized steel thickness is 0 0366 inches 0 93mm and the corresponding aluminum thickness is 0 028 inches 0 71mm.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing.
Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively.
The story of gauge.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
Steel sheet metal tolerances.
Corresponds to the standard steel thickness of 0 0329 inches 0 84mm.
Standard steel mm non ferrous aluminum mm galvanized steel mm 000000.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.