Higher Gauge Sheet Metal

Manufacturers express the thickness of metal panels as their gauge with 22 gauge being the thickest and 29 gauge the thinnest of traditionally sold metal roof and wall panels.

Higher gauge sheet metal. We always cut your order to your exact dimensions so you never have to order more than you need. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. If the gauge thickness value is higher that indicates the thinner sheet. Bar tube sheet plate structural rare exotic metals and more.

This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. Each gauge represents a nominal decimal range. This system is used for both wire and flat sheet plate of metal not just stainless steel though the actual decimal thickness of a given gauge will vary between materials more specifically. That way if we suggest something like switching from 14 to 16ga to tighten a bend radius or save weight you ll know what we mean.

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. For example one company might sell a product as being 24 gauge but in reality the thickness of the metal could vary from 0 018 to 0 0335 based upon exactly how that company looks at things and how big of a tolerance they allow for. You should also know about gauge when discussing sheet metal with your friendly indiana based metal fabricator.

If the gauge thickness value is higher that indicates the thinner sheet. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. Thus a higher number gauge means a thinner material. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.

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. 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. We service the greater columbus area including powell dublin hillard lincoln village and south columbus. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. We carry all metal shapes. You can find a gauge.