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Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart

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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. The Manufacturers' Standard Gage
provides the thicknesses for standard steel, galvanized steel, and stainless
steel. 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. In
the UK, the Birmingham Gage (BG) is used for a variety of metals and should
not be confused with the Birmingham Wire Gage (BWG), which is used for
wires. Lastly, a standard exists for Zinc in which a higher gauge number
indicates a thicker sheet. The chart below can be used to determine the
equivalent sheet thickness, in inches or millimeters, for a gauge number from
the selected gauge size standard. The weight per unit area of the sheet can also
be seen in pounds per square foot and kilograms per square meter.

Shell Mold Casting

Machining

Gauge size standard: Aluminum

Milling
Turning
Hole-making

Thickness
Gauge

in

mm

Weight Per Area

lb/ft

kg/m

000000

0.5800

14.732

8.185

39.962

00000

0.5165

13.119

7.289

35.587

0000

0.4600

11.684

6.492

31.694

000

0.4096

10.404

5.780

28.222

00

0.3648

9.266

5.148

25.135

Cutting with shear

0.3249

8.252

4.585

22.386

Cutting without shear

0.2893

7.348

4.083

19.933

Gauge Size Chart

0.2576

6.543

3.635

17.749

0.2294

5.827

3.237

15.806

0.2043

5.189

2.883

14.076

0.1819

4.620

2.567

12.533

0.1620

4.115

2.286

11.162

Drill Size Chart

Tap Size Chart
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Forming

Additive Fabrication
SLA
FDM
SLS

0.1443

3.665

2.036

9.942

DMLS

0.1285

3.264

1.813

8.854

3D Printing

0.1144

2.906

1.614

7.882

Inkjet Printing

10

0.1019

2.588

1.438

7.021

Jetted Photopolymer

11

0.0907

2.304

1.280

6.249

LOM

12

0.0808

2.052

1.140

5.567

Materials

13

0.0720

1.829

1.016

4.961

Metals

14

0.0641

1.628

0.905

4.417

15

0.0571

1.450

0.806

3.934

16

0.0508

1.290

0.717

3.500

17

0.0453

1.151

0.639

3.121

18

0.0403

1.024

0.569

2.777

19

0.0359

0.912

0.507

2.474

20

0.0320

0.813

0.452

2.205

Resources

21

0.0285

0.724

0.402

1.964

Curriculum Resources

22

0.0253

0.643

0.357

1.743

Glossary

23

0.0226

0.574

0.319

1.557

24

0.0201

0.511

0.284

1.385

25

0.0179

0.455

0.253

1.233

26

0.0159

0.404

0.224

1.096

27

0.0142

0.361

0.200

0.978

28

0.0126

0.320

0.178

0.868

29

0.0113

0.287

0.159

0.779

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Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart

30

0.0100

0.254

0.141

0.689

31

0.0089

0.226

0.126

0.613

32

0.0080

0.203

0.113

0.551

33

0.0071

0.180

0.100

0.489

34

0.0063

0.160

0.089

0.434

35

0.0056

0.142

0.079

0.386

36

0.0050

0.127

0.071

0.345

37

0.0045

0.114

0.064

0.310

38

0.0040

0.102

0.056

0.276

39

0.0035

0.089

0.049

0.241

40

0.0031

0.079

0.044

0.214

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