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Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart

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Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart

Gauge (or gage) sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal, with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard, which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. The Manufacturers' Standard Gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel, galvanized steel, and stainless steel. 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. 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. Lastly, a standard exists for Zinc in which a higher gauge number indicates a thicker sheet. 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. The weight per unit area of the sheet can also be seen in pounds per square foot and kilograms per square meter. Gauge size standard: Stainless steel Thickness Gauge 0000000 000000 00000 0000 000 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in 0.5000 0.4686 0.4375 0.4063 0.3750 0.3438 0.3125 0.2813 0.2656 0.2500 0.2344 0.2187 0.2031 0.1875 0.1719 0.1562 0.1406 0.1250 0.1094 0.0937 0.0781 0.0703 0.0625 0.0562 0.0500 mm 12.700 11.902 11.113 10.320 9.525 8.733 7.938 7.145 6.746 6.350 5.954 5.555 5.159 4.763 4.366 3.967 3.571 3.175 2.779 2.380 1.984 1.786 1.588 1.427 1.270 Weight Per Area lb/ft 20.808 19.501 18.207 16.909 15.606 14.308 13.005 11.707 11.053 10.404 9.755 9.101 8.452 7.803 7.154 6.500 5.851 5.202 4.553 3.899 3.250 2.926 2.601 2.339 2.081 kg/m 101.594 95.213 88.894 82.555 76.195 69.856 63.496 57.157 53.966 50.797 47.627 44.437 41.267 38.098 34.928 31.738 28.568 25.398 22.229 19.039 15.869 14.284 12.699 11.419 10.159
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0.0500 0.0437 0.0375 0.0344 0.0312 0.0281 0.0250 0.0219 0.0187 0.0172 0.0156 0.0141 0.0125 0.0109 0.0102 0.0094 0.0086 0.0078 0.0070 0.0066 0.0062

Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart 1.270 2.081 10.159

1.110 0.953 0.874 0.792 0.714 0.635 0.556 0.475 0.437 0.396 0.358 0.318 0.277 0.259 0.239 0.218 0.198 0.178 0.168 0.157

1.819 1.561 1.432 1.298 1.169 1.040 0.911 0.778 0.716 0.649 0.587 0.520 0.454 0.424 0.391 0.358 0.325 0.291 0.275 0.258

8.879 7.620 6.990 6.339 5.710 5.080 4.450 3.800 3.495 3.170 2.865 2.540 2.215 2.073 1.910 1.747 1.585 1.422 1.341 1.260

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