The unit to measure the thickness of the steel or sheet metal is called as the gauge.
Sheet metal gage conversion to inches.
Converting sheet metal gauge to thickness in inches.
Most used steel sheet metals have gauge values between 30 and 7.
Sheet metal gauges work opposite to what one might consider the norm.
0135 0 3 0113 0 3 0141 0 3 dimension in inches millimeters.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18.
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.
You can find the gauge to mm inch conversion for sheet metal by the chart below.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
Is different from inches there is no conversion formula.
The smaller the number the thicker the material.
Hence 4 gauge material is thicker than 6 gauge material.
Steel galvanized and aluminum.
0149 0 4 0126 0 3 0156 0 4 29.
Most used steel sheet metals have gauge values between 30 and 7.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Working with sheet metal as shown in figure 1 gauge sizes can be confusing at the best of times.
Sheet metal gage conversion chart inches american wire gage sizes.
Even when the non ferrous metal plate and the steel plate are the same ga the thickness is actually different.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Sheet metal gauge conversions.