So a 20 gauge brake has a maximum bending capacity of 036.
Sheet metal gauge thickness conversion.
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.
Converting sheet metal gauge to thickness in inches.
Gauge to thickness chart.
Sheet metal gauge to mm.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
You can find the gauge to mm inch conversion for sheet metal by the chart below.
The smaller the number the thicker the material.
Gauge to thickness chart.
Hence 4 gauge material is thicker than 6 gauge material.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
The maximum capacity of a sheet metal brake or shear is based on the total thickness gauge of mild steel at its full length.
For example 20 gauge mild steel is 036 thick.
Even when the non ferrous metal plate and the steel plate are the same ga the thickness is actually different.
Is different from inches there is no conversion formula.
Sheet metal gauges work opposite to what one might consider the norm.
Working with sheet metal as shown in figure 1 gauge sizes can be confusing at the best of times.
Steel galvanized and aluminum.