This is known as the manufacturers standard.
Gauge sheet metal in mm.
For a more comprehensive gauge chart you can check out our sheet metal gauge chart here.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
The corresponding galvanized steel thickness is 0 0366 inches 0 93mm and the corresponding aluminum thickness is 0 028 inches 0 71mm.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
This chart covers the common and uncommon sheet metal sizes for steel aluminum and galvanized steel.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively.
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 29 0 0141 0 36 0 0172 0 44 0 0135 0 34 0 0113 0 29 28 1 64 0 0156 0 41 0 0187 0 47 0 0149 0 38 0 0126 0 32 27 0 0172 0 43 0 0202 0 51 0 0164 0 42 0 0142 0 36 26 0 0187 0 48 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25 0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209 0 53 0 0179 0 46 24 0.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
The story of gauge.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.
Gauge to thickness chart.
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Converting sheet metal gauge numbers to millimeters is as simple as following the chart below.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Corresponds to the standard steel thickness of 0 0329 inches 0 84mm.
Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing.
0 1345 3 42 0 1405 3 57 0 1285 3 26 11.