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