These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions.
Stainless sheet metal gauge thickness.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.
Gauge to thickness chart 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.