Stainless Steel Sheet Gauge

To help this blog will explain the gauge system and features a sheet metal gauge chart.

Stainless steel sheet gauge.

The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. Gauge differs between ferrous metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper. Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.

Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. When working with sheet metal it is common for the term gauge to be used someone unfamiliar with the gauge system may not understand what is meant by 18 gauge steel for example.

Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. 304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.

Copper thickness for example is measured in ounces representing the weight of copper contained in an area of one square foot. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards.