The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
Aluminum sheet metal gauge thickness.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
Sheet steel aluminum.
General information of aluminum sheet thickness.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.
The aluminum sheet metal thickness can be divided into four categories.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
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.