Stainless Steel Thickness Gauge Sheet

Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.

Stainless steel thickness gauge sheet.

For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.

This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. 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.

These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch.

The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.