When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
Steel sheet gauge thickness chart.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
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.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
Sheet metal gauge thickness chart 2019 10 24t01 36 33 00 00.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
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