Convert gauges bwg usg to inches and millimeters.
16 gauge stainless steel thickness in inches.
Steel thickness conversion table gauge inch mm gauge no.
The chart below can be used to determine the equivalent sheet thickness in inches or millimeters for a gauge number from the selected gauge size standard.
Sheet steel aluminum fraction.
Working with sheet metal as shown in figure 1 gauge sizes can be confusing at the best of times.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
For different materials of steel the same gauge will also correspond to different mm.
The thickness of a sheet of 16 gauge steel is approximately 0 05928 to 0 065 inches.
Usg us standard gauge for stainless steel.
8 gauge 4 176 mm stainless steel.
The smaller the number the thicker the material.
When measuring the thickness for galvanized standard and stainless steel the manufacturers standard gage is used in the united states.
Hence 4 gauge material is thicker than 6 gauge material.
Sheet metal gauges work opposite to what one might consider the norm.
8 gauge 4 115 mm.
Inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 26.
Mesteel steel thickness conversion tables tables.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
0 0187 0 452 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25.
Number of gauge approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209 0 53.
8 gauge 4 191 mm aluminum brass copper.
The weight per unit area of the sheet can also be seen in pounds per square foot and kilograms per square meter.
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.
Gauge to thickness chart 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.
Converting sheet metal gauge to thickness in inches.