Steel Sheet Gauge Chart

Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.

Steel sheet gauge chart.

A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. 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. 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. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.

Originally used in the fields of medicine and jewellery the larger the. Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.