Aluminum Sheet Metal Gauge

Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel.

Aluminum sheet metal gauge. 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. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.

Save up to see price at checkout click here for more details. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. Free in store pickup same day delivery eligible. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types. 4 7 3 was save. Aluminum sheet is any aluminum sheet metal thicker than foil but thinner than 6mm.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. 1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg. Gauge to thickness chart. Aluminum plate is any aluminum sheet metal that is thicker than 6mm.

Lastly a standard exists for zinc in which a higher gauge number indicates a thicker sheet. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. 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. Sheet metal plain steel yellow 16 gauge.

Item 168753 model 11786. Your 1 source for aluminum sheet metal. Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts. Aluminum sheet metal comes in a variety of thicknesses and weights in many different grades.

Product rating is 5. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick. 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. 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.

This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.