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.
Euro 2 mm to us gauge steel sheet.
Steel sheet metal tolerances.
8 gauge 4 176 mm stainless steel.
The table below shows the actual thickness of sheet steel in millimetres and inches compared to gauge size.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
Inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 26.
To help this blog will explain the gauge system and features a sheet metal gauge chart.
8 gauge 4 191 mm aluminum brass copper.
0 0187 0 452 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.
Sheet steel aluminum fraction.
These dimensions vary slightly between different materials such as stainless steel and aluminium but should be accurate enough for most everyday purposes.
This chart covers the common and uncommon sheet metal sizes for steel aluminum and galvanized steel.
Converting sheet metal gauge numbers to millimeters is as simple as following the chart below.
For different materials of steel the same gauge will also correspond to different mm.
0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209 0 53.
Our standard sizes are 0 8mm.
0 0315 inch 22 gauge.
0 0394 inch 20 gauge.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
8 gauge 4 115 mm.
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.
The thickness of sheet metals is specified by gauge.
Therefore steel mills believe that the most convenient way to specify the thickness of steel plates is to establish the steel plate s gauge number system by referring to the gauge number system adopted by the wire industry.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.
Gauge to inch gauge to mm list for stainless steel sheet.