Sheet Metal Gauge

Made from heavy gage hardened and tempered steel with the decimal equivalents of sizes stamped on its back the sheet metal gage helps you to accurately determine the thickness of uncoated sheet metal plate iron and steel.

Sheet metal gauge.

22 gauge metal sheet model 801447 8 98 8 98. 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. 1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg. In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.

Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.

Gauge differs between ferrous iron based metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper. Gauge to thickness chart 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. Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

Free delivery with 45 order. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. This sheet metal gage is ideal for gaging uncoated sheet metal plate iron and steel. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. Satin nick elliptical aluminum sheet model 57010 18 98 18 98. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. Click here for a gauge to mm conversion chart.