Stainless Steel Sheet Metal Gauge

The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel.

Stainless steel sheet metal gauge.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. 304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions.

1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg sorry to see that you are blocking ads on the engineering toolbox. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.

This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. Get free shipping on qualified stainless steel sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department. 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. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.

Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick. There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. Gauge to thickness chart. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.