The story of gauge.
Sheet metal gauge to mm.
Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively.
Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing.
Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
Steel sheet metal tolerances.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
Standard steel mm non ferrous aluminum mm galvanized steel mm 000000.
Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
This is known as the manufacturers standard.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Click here for a gauge to mm conversion chart.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
0 1345 3 42 0 1405 3 57 0 1285 3 26 11.
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.
Corresponds to the standard steel thickness of 0 0329 inches 0 84mm.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.
The corresponding galvanized steel thickness is 0 0366 inches 0 93mm and the corresponding aluminum thickness is 0 028 inches 0 71mm.
When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.