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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: Stainless steel

Milling
Turning
Hole-making
Drill Size Chart

Thickness
Gauge

lb/ft

kg/m

0.5000

12.700

20.808

101.594

000000

0.4686

11.902

19.501

95.213

00000

0.4375

11.113

18.207

88.894

0000

0.4063

10.320

16.909

82.555

000

0.3750

9.525

15.606

76.195

Sheet Metal Fabrication

Forming

mm

Weight Per Area

0000000

Tap Size Chart

in

00

0.3438

8.733

14.308

69.856

Cutting without shear

0.3125

7.938

13.005

63.496

Gauge Size Chart

0.2813

7.145

11.707

57.157

0.2656

6.746

11.053

53.966

0.2500

6.350

10.404

50.797

0.2344

5.954

9.755

47.627

0.2187

5.555

9.101

44.437

Cutting with shear

Additive Fabrication
SLA
FDM
SLS

0.2031

5.159

8.452

41.267

DMLS

0.1875

4.763

7.803

38.098

3D Printing

0.1719

4.366

7.154

34.928

Inkjet Printing

0.1562

3.967

6.500

31.738

Jetted Photopolymer

10

0.1406

3.571

5.851

28.568

LOM

11

0.1250

3.175

5.202

25.398

Materials

12

0.1094

2.779

4.553

22.229

Metals

13

0.0937

2.380

3.899

19.039

14

0.0781

1.984

3.250

15.869

15

0.0703

1.786

2.926

14.284

16

0.0625

1.588

2.601

12.699

17

0.0562

1.427

2.339

11.419

18

0.0500

1.270

2.081

10.159

19

0.0437

1.110

1.819

8.879

Resources

20

0.0375

0.953

1.561

7.620

Curriculum Resources

21

0.0344

0.874

1.432

6.990

Glossary

22

0.0312

0.792

1.298

6.339

23

0.0281

0.714

1.169

5.710

24

0.0250

0.635

1.040

5.080

25

0.0219

0.556

0.911

4.450

26

0.0187

0.475

0.778

3.800

27

0.0172

0.437

0.716

3.495

28

0.0156

0.396

0.649

3.170

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0.0141

0.358

0.587

2.865

30

0.0125

0.318

0.520

2.540

31

0.0109

0.277

0.454

2.215

32

0.0102

0.259

0.424

2.073

33

0.0094

0.239

0.391

1.910

34

0.0086

0.218

0.358

1.747

35

0.0078

0.198

0.325

1.585

36

0.0070

0.178

0.291

1.422

37

0.0066

0.168

0.275

1.341

38

0.0062

0.157

0.258

1.260

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