Number of gauge approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
Stainless steel sheet gauges thickness.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
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.
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.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards.