Standard Sheet Steel Gauges

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

Standard sheet steel gauges.

Sheet metal size specifications. 36 x 96 36 x 120 36 x 144. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. Mechanical tolerances astm ansi steel sheets.

A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Every sheet of a specific gauge has a specific weight. Gauge sheet steel. Gauges are used to specify the thickness of a sheet metal.

Related product s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. Zinc coated galvanized steel a526 a527. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel.

10 gauge 3 416 mm galvanized steel. Hot rolled commercial quality a570. There are a variety of standard sheet metal sizes including. In europe and many other parts of the world the weight is measured in kilograms per square meter.

Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. Copper thickness for example is measured in ounces representing the weight of copper contained in an area of one square foot. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.

10 gauge 3 571 mm aluminum brass copper. 1 2893 7 3 2812 7 1 2 2576 6 5 2656 6 7 3 2391 6 1 2294 5 8 2500 6 4 4 2242 5 7 2043 5 2 2344 6 0 5 2092 5 3 1819 4 6 2187 5 6 6 1943 4 9 1620 4 1 2031 5 2 7 1793 4 6 1443 3 7 1875 4 8 8 1644 4 2 1285 3 3 1719 4 4 9 1495 3 8 1144 2 9 1562 4 0. 10 gauge 3 51 mm stainless steel. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.

In the u s the weight is measured using pounds per square foot. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. How are sheet metal gauges used. Standard gauges of sheet metal chart.

Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a. Gauge differs between ferrous iron based metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper. In the uk the birmingham gage bg is used for a variety of metals and should not be confused with the birmingham wire gage bwg which is used for wires. Material specifications for steel sheet metal.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel. 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. Hot rolled structural quality a526.

10 gauge 2 588 mm.