The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
Aluminum sheet metal gauge thickness.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Sheet steel aluminum.
An aluminum sheet metal thickness refers to the thickness of an aluminium sheets a flat square or rectangle piece of aluminum material with a thickness of between 0 2mm and 500mm a width of 200mm some are even 50mm and above and more and a length of 16m or less.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.
The aluminum sheet metal thickness can be divided into four categories.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
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.