Therefore steel mills believe that the most convenient way to specify the thickness of steel plates is to establish the steel plate s gauge number system by referring to the gauge number system adopted by the wire industry.
Euro 2 mm to us gauge steel sheet.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
8 gauge 4 176 mm stainless steel.
0 0315 inch 22 gauge.
Typically the even number gauges are used more frequently.
Gauge nominal in mm max in mm min in mm 10.
Converting sheet metal gauge numbers to millimeters is as simple as following the chart below.
For different materials of steel the same gauge will also correspond to different mm.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
0 1196 3 04 0 1256 3 19.
To help this blog will explain the gauge system and features a sheet metal gauge chart.
The table below shows the actual thickness of sheet steel in millimetres and inches compared to gauge size.
Steel sheet metal tolerances.
Sheet steel aluminum fraction.
This chart covers the common and uncommon sheet metal sizes for steel aluminum and galvanized steel.
These dimensions vary slightly between different materials such as stainless steel and aluminium but should be accurate enough for most everyday purposes.
Gauge or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet.
0 0187 0 452 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25.
The thickness of sheet metals is specified by gauge.
Our standard sizes are 0 8mm.
Gauge to inch gauge to mm list for stainless steel sheet.
8 gauge 4 191 mm aluminum brass copper.
Inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 26.
0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209 0 53.
0 0394 inch 20 gauge.
8 gauge 4 115 mm.
0 1345 3 42 0 1405 3 57 0 1285 3 26 11.