The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Steel sheet gauge thickness chart.
Originally used in the.
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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.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
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 example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.