Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing sponsored links wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
Thickness of 14 gauge steel sheet.
Kynar aluminum for metal roofing.
0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
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.
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.
Convert gauges bwg usg to inches and millimeters.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.