This chart covers the common and uncommon sheet metal sizes for steel aluminum and galvanized steel.
Aluminum sheet metal gauge mm.
Swg standard wire gauge imperial standard wire gauge used for sheet metal and wire welded steel pipes weights nominal weights of welded steel pipes ranging 26 60 inches wire gauge converter awg versus square mm american wire gauge awg versus square mm cross sectional area.
Aluminum is a general purpose alloy commonly used in extrusions and is also available in sheet metal.
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.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
However it is not recommended for sheet metal work because it tends to crack on the outside radii once it passes its yield and therefore requires a much larger radii to be able to bend properly.
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.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum 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.
History of the gauge system the gauge system has long history in metal fabrication.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts.
Because of the varying thicknesses a gauge chart should be used to ensure the metal meets the required dimensions.
6061 aluminum is also very easy to machine.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
Converting sheet metal gauge numbers to millimeters is as simple as following the chart below.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.