Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
Thickness of 11 gauge sheet metal.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
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.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch.
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.
Below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
11 1196 3 0 0907 2 3 1250 3 2 12 1046 2 7 0808 2 1 1094 2 8 13.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
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.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
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.