Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.
Stainless steel thickness gauge sheet.
Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.
Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions.
Approximate thickness in millimeters.
For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the united states of america namely.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.
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.
2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel.
The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.
Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.
This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications.
Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards.
The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.