Standard Sheet Steel Gauges

10 gauge 3 416 mm galvanized steel.

Standard sheet steel gauges.

36 x 96 36 x 120 36 x 144. 10 gauge 2 588 mm. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. Copper thickness for example is measured in ounces representing the weight of copper contained in an area of one square foot.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Please note that astm states in specification astm a480 10a the use of gage number is discouraged as being an archaic term of limited usefulness not having general agreement on. Standard gauges of sheet metal chart. Mechanical tolerances astm ansi steel sheets.

Sheet metal size specifications. Material specifications for steel sheet metal. Gauge differs between ferrous iron based metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper. Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a.

The brown and sharpe gage also known as the american wire gage awg is used for most non ferrous metals such as aluminum and brass. 1 2893 7 3 2812 7 1 2 2576 6 5 2656 6 7 3 2391 6 1 2294 5 8 2500 6 4 4 2242 5 7 2043 5 2 2344 6 0 5 2092 5 3 1819 4 6 2187 5 6 6 1943 4 9 1620 4 1 2031 5 2 7 1793 4 6 1443 3 7 1875 4 8 8 1644 4 2 1285 3 3 1719 4 4 9 1495 3 8 1144 2 9 1562 4 0. Related product s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. In the u s the weight is measured using pounds per square foot.

Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. In europe and many other parts of the world the weight is measured in kilograms per square meter. Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems.

Cold rolled commercial quality a569. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. In the uk the birmingham gage bg is used for a variety of metals and should not be confused with the birmingham wire gage bwg which is used for wires. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.

Gauge sheet steel. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. Gauges are used to specify the thickness of a sheet metal. 10 gauge 3 51 mm stainless steel.

Every sheet of a specific gauge has a specific weight. For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the united states of america namely. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. 10 gauge 3 571 mm aluminum brass copper.

Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel. Hot rolled structural quality a526. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. There are a variety of standard sheet metal sizes including.

How are sheet metal gauges used.