Stainless Steel Sheet Gauge

Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
Stainless steel sheet gauge. This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. Gauge differs between ferrous metals and nonferrous metals such as aluminum or copper. 304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.
Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. When working with sheet metal it is common for the term gauge to be used someone unfamiliar with the gauge system may not understand what is meant by 18 gauge steel for example. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions.
The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.
To help this blog will explain the gauge system and features a sheet metal gauge chart. Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments. Aisi 304 304l astm a240 ams 5513 5511. Copper thickness for example is measured in ounces representing the weight of copper contained in an area of one square foot.