10 Gauge Sheet Steel Thickness

Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet.

10 gauge sheet steel thickness. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. The values differ because gauge is a measurement of weight not thickness. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. Gague ga is a length measurement unit for diameters originating in north america and belongs to the browne sharpe metering system.

The manufacturers standard gauge for sheet steel is based on an average weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch thick. Ten gauge galvanized steel is 0 1382 inch thick and 10 gauge stainless steel is 0 1406 inch thick. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Sheet metal gauge thickness chart 2019 10 24t01 36 33 00 00.

When working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used. 16 ga crs is 2 5 pounds per square foot. 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.

Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh 41 82 0 1345 5 625 pounds per square foot.