In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
14 ga sheet metal thickness.
Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch.
Kynar galvalume steel for metal roofing and gutters.
Sheet metal gauge thickness chart 2019 10 24t01 36 33 00 00 when working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
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.
0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
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.
26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
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.
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.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.