Aluminum Sheet Thicknesses

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.

Aluminum sheet thicknesses.

Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. Aluminum sheet thickness tolerances 1100 3003 5052 6061 2024 7075 1100 3003 5052 6061 2024 7075 1100 3003 5052 6061 2024 7075 190 007 0055 009 007. Extremely thin sheets are considered foil or leaf and pieces thicker than 6 mm 0 25 in are considered.

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 other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. General information of aluminum sheet thickness. Originally used in the fields of medicine and jewellery the larger the.

The brown and sharpe gage also known as the american wire gage awg is used for most. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin flat pieces. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

Thicknesses can vary significantly. The aluminum sheet metal thickness can be divided into four categories. Thickness 36 48 60 title. Sheet steel aluminum.

Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. An aluminum sheet metal thickness refers to the thickness of an aluminium sheets a flat square or rectangle piece of aluminum material with a thickness of between 0 2mm and 500mm a width of 200mm some are even 50mm and above and more and a length of 16m or less. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.

When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. Aluminum sheet metal comes in a variety of thicknesses and weights in many different grades. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.

Ryerson offers heat treatable aluminum sheet grades like the popular 6061 aluminum alloy that can be used for commercial applications that require strength corrosion resistance and machinability as well as non heat treatable grades when formability and weldability are priorities.