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.
Stainless steel sheet metal 28 gauge.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
Because of the varying thicknesses a gauge chart should be used to ensure the metal meets the required dimensions.
Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.
This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat.
Kynar aluminum for metal roofing.
304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments.
Kynar galvalume steel for metal roofing and gutters.
Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels.
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.
0 7 mm 0 8mm and 1 5 mm.
304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.
Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal.
Aisi 304 304l astm a240 ams 5513 5511.
Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel.
Item 168753 model 11786.