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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: Standard steel

Milling
Turning
Hole-making

Thickness
Gauge

in

mm

Weight Per Area

lb/ft

kg/m

0.2391

6.073

9.754

47.624

0.2242

5.695

9.146

44.656

0.2092

5.314

8.534

41.668

0.1943

4.935

7.927

38.701

Forming

0.1793

4.554

7.315

35.713

Cutting with shear

0.1644

4.176

6.707

32.745

Cutting without shear

0.1495

3.797

6.099

29.777

10

0.1345

3.416

5.487

26.790

11

0.1196

3.038

4.879

23.822

12

0.1046

2.657

4.267

20.834

13

0.0897

2.278

3.659

17.866

14

0.0747

1.897

3.047

14.879

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Sheet Metal Fabrication

Gauge Size Chart

Additive Fabrication
SLA
FDM
SLS

15

0.0673

1.709

2.746

13.405

DMLS

16

0.0598

1.519

2.440

11.911

3D Printing

17

0.0538

1.367

2.195

10.716

Inkjet Printing

18

0.0478

1.214

1.950

9.521

Jetted Photopolymer

19

0.0418

1.062

1.705

8.326

LOM

20

0.0359

0.912

1.465

7.151

Materials

21

0.0329

0.836

1.342

6.553

Metals

22

0.0299

0.759

1.220

5.955

23

0.0269

0.683

1.097

5.358

24

0.0239

0.607

0.975

4.760

25

0.0209

0.531

0.853

4.163

26

0.0179

0.455

0.730

3.565

27

0.0164

0.417

0.669

3.267

28

0.0149

0.378

0.608

2.968

Resources

29

0.0135

0.343

0.551

2.689

Curriculum Resources

30

0.0120

0.305

0.490

2.390

Glossary

31

0.0105

0.267

0.428

2.091

32

0.0097

0.246

0.396

1.932

33

0.0090

0.229

0.367

1.793

34

0.0082

0.208

0.335

1.633

35

0.0075

0.191

0.306

1.494

36

0.0067

0.170

0.273

1.335

37

0.0064

0.163

0.261

1.275

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0.0060

0.152

0.245

1.195

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