14 Gauge Sheet Metal Thickness Tolerance

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

14 gauge sheet metal thickness tolerance. Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing. Sheet metal guage tolerances. 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.

The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. 1 14 1 16 063 003 002 0035 003 005 003 880 889 898 916. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. During the rolling process the rollers bow slightly which results in the sheets being thinner on the edges.

Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively. Hr hot rolled cr cold rolled sheet metal gage guage size chart. Aluminum sheet thickness tolerances xls. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.

The following charts give typical astm and ansi steel sheet mechanical tolerance ranges. Gauge decimal equivalent tolerance plus minus 7 1874 007 7 87 7 72 8 1650 007 6 93 6 80 10 1350 006 5 67 5 56 11 1200 005 5 04 4 94 12 1054 005 4 43 4 34 13 0900. Conversion data chart standard gauges chart gauge tolerance chart useful data page. Click here for a gauge to mm conversion chart.