Sheet Metal Specs

Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.

Sheet metal specs.

There are other measurement units used to categorise metals by thickness though. A792 a792m 10 2015 standard specification for steel sheet 55 aluminum zinc alloy coated by the hot dip process. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Millimetres mils gauge foils sheets and plates are pretty much the same with the only difference being in thickness.

Metal sheet is metal or alloy stock supplied or available in the form of sheet or foil. Sheet metal is one of the shapes and forms metal can be bought in. We supply both commercial and residential projects with the sheet metal stainless steel aluminum painted metal and copper products for an astonishing variety of applications. All spec sheet metal is a custom metal fabricator based in pittsburg california.

In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. Serving the communities of northern california all spec sheet metal works closely. A875 a875m 13. Gauge differs between ferrous iron based metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper.

The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal. Sheet metal is any metal that has a thickness in between 0 5 6 millimetres. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.