Aluminum Sheet Metal Gauge

Gauge to thickness chart.

Aluminum sheet metal gauge.

Find in stores 85930 clearance. Product rating is 5. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.

This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. It comes in many forms including diamond plate expanded perforated and painted aluminum sheet. Aluminum sheet is any aluminum sheet metal thicker than foil but thinner than 6mm.

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. National hardware 4070bc 24 in. Free in store pickup same day delivery eligible. There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. Aluminum sheet metal comes in a variety of thicknesses and weights in many different grades. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.

Lastly a standard exists for zinc in which a higher gauge number indicates a thicker sheet. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Ryerson offers heat treatable aluminum sheet grades like the popular 6061 aluminum alloy that can be used for commercial applications that require strength corrosion resistance and machinability as well as non heat treatable grades when formability and weldability are priorities. 1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg.

Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts. 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 plain steel yellow 16 gauge. Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal.

As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel. 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 0 53 0 0179 0 46 24 0. Save up to see price at checkout click here for more details.

Aluminum plate is any aluminum sheet metal that is thicker than 6mm.