0 1345 3 42 0 1405 3 57 0 1285 3 26 11.
Gauge sheet metal in mm.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.
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.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
Converting sheet metal gauge numbers to millimeters is as simple as following the chart below.
Si metric conversion tables sheet metal gauge to metric mm equivalent thickness.
Steel sheet metal tolerances.
Click here for a gauge to mm conversion chart.
This chart covers the common and uncommon sheet metal sizes for steel aluminum and galvanized steel.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
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.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
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 equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Gauge to thickness chart.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
For a more comprehensive gauge chart you can check out our sheet metal gauge chart here.
The story of gauge.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.