Standard Sheet Metal Thicknesses Metric

Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.

Standard sheet metal thicknesses metric.

As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system. Cold rolled carbon steel sheet metal is used in automotive panels trailer siding roofing and fuel tanks. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart.

We offer three types of metric low carbon steel sheets. Cold rolled steel sheets dc01 electro galvanized steel sheets dc01 ze and hot dip galvanized steel sheets dx51d. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. The sheet metal does however have a tolerance on the rolling thickness which needs to be taken into account when designing a tight fitting assembly especially as the sheet metal material gets thicker.

Equal to less than 1000 1000 thru 1300 1300 thru 2100. Our premium steel plate and sheet metal also known as hot rolled coil hot rolled plate or simply metal plate is available in a variety of thicknesses from 3mm 80mm to suit the needs of every project. Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems. When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.

Sheet metal is manufactured and delivered from the processing mill rolled to the standard thickness that you specify which is now metric. 304 316 409 420 430 cold rolled stainless sheet. Thickness tolerance specified width.