Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
Sheet metal stainless steel gauge chart.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
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.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.