To help this blog will explain the gauge system and features a sheet metal gauge chart.
Carbon steel sheet metal gauges.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
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.
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.
500 18 0 047 2 000 20 0 035 1 500 22 0 029 1 250 24 0 023 1 000 26 0 017 0 750 28 0 014 0 625 30 0 012 0 500 galvanized sheet thickness gauge thickness in.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Carbon steel sheet thickness gauge thickness in wgt.
This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.
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