Stainless Sheet Thickness Gauge

There are several different gauge systems used today.

Stainless sheet thickness gauge. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Stainless steel sheet 0 45mm to less than 5 0mm astm a240m atlas steels has from years of experience determined the popular range of grades widths and thicknesses of stock to be held inits bulk coil program at its processing service centre to meet customer demand.

For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. 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. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. Modern stainless steel is supplied in metric thicknesses and the table allows specifiers to convert imperial gauge thicknesses into millimetre equivalents. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.

Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.

Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.