Steel Sheet Gauges

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

Steel sheet gauges.

Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system. When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.

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. Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing sponsored links wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.

A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.

In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. Item 168753 model 11786.

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