Stainless Steel Thickness Gauge Sheet

Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.

Stainless steel thickness gauge sheet.

Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. 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.

Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.

Approximate thickness in millimeters. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the united states of america namely.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch. In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel.

In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.