This is known as the manufacturers standard.
Steel sheet gauge chart.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
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.
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Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.