Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel.
Aluminum sheet metal gauge table.
For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
Sheet metal manufacturing and services the following sheet metal gauge size reference chart gives the weight and thickness of sheet metal given as a gauge sometimes spelled gage and indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal and wire for most materials as the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
A great tool available to solidworks sheet metal users is the sheet metal gauge table.
Sheet metal gauge tables.
In this table users can configure a microsoft excel spreadsheet to represent the appropriate sheet metal wall thickness based on material and gauge values.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
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 29 0 0141 0 36 0 0172 0 44 0 0135 0 34 0 0113 0 29 28 1 64 0 0156 0 41 0 0187 0 47 0 0149 0 38 0 0126 0 32 27 0 0172 0 43 0 0202 0 51 0 0164 0 42 0 0142 0 36 26 0 0187 0 48 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25 0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209.
Gauge to thickness chart.
Sheet steel aluminum.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
Knowing the proper size of your sheet metal can make life a lot easier when using your sheet metal brake.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts.
Because of the varying thicknesses a gauge chart should be used to ensure the metal meets the required dimensions.