For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
Common aluminum sheet metal gauges.
Sheet metal manufacturing and services the following sheet metal gauge size reference chart gives the weight and thickness of sheet metal given as a gauge sometimes spelled gage and indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal and wire for most materials as the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Lastly a standard exists for zinc in which a higher gauge number indicates a thicker sheet.
There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.
For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.
General information of aluminum sheet thickness.
Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh 41 82 0 1345 5 625 pounds per square foot.
0149 0 4 0126 0 3 0156 0 4 29.
0135 0 3 0113 0 3 0141 0 3 dimension in inches millimeters.
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.