The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.
Steel sheet gauge size.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
High strength and highly formable hr steel sheet and plate is also easy to drill form and weld.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
0149 0 4 0126 0 3 0156 0 4 29.
0135 0 3 0113 0 3 0141 0 3 dimension in inches millimeters.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
The corresponding galvanized steel thickness is 0 0366 inches 0 93mm and the corresponding aluminum thickness is 0 028 inches 0 71mm.
When galvanized it is also regularly used in applications where corrosion resistance is a necessity.
Kynar aluminum for metal roofing.
1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg.
8 gauge 4 115 mm.
The story of gauge.
For different materials of steel the same gauge will also correspond to different mm.
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.
Inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 26.
There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.
8 gauge 4 176 mm stainless steel.
26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.
0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm.
Hot rolled steel sheet and plate provides a rougher surface than cold rolled steel and plate.
8 gauge 4 191 mm aluminum brass copper.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.