Stainless Steel Sheet Metal Gauge

The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.

Stainless steel sheet metal gauge.

This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.

Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.

304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. 304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. Get free shipping on qualified stainless steel sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department. 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.

Aisi 304 304l astm a240 ams 5513 5511. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. 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 29 0 0141 0 36 0 0172 0 44 0 0135 0 34 0 0113 0 29 28 1 64 0 0156 0 41 0 0187 0 47 0 0149 0 38 0 0126 0 32 27 0 0172 0 43 0 0202 0 51 0 0164 0 42 0 0142 0 36 26 0 0187 0 48 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25 0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209 0 53 0 0179 0 46 24 0.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. Gauge to thickness chart. There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.