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Sheet Metal Gauge Chart

Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge, sometimes spelled gage, which indicates a standard thickness before processing. Click here for a Gauge to mm Conversion
Chart. Processing may include polishing, or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheets thickness respectively. As the gauge number
increases the materials thickness decreases. Below is our best attempt to capture all of the standard gauge thickness of different materials. Be sure to check with your
supplier when purchasing steel what your actual thickness is going to be, especially if youre receiving polished or treated material.
Gauge
#

S tandard S teel
(Inches)

S tandard S teel
(mm)

S trip / Tubing
(Inches)

Non-Ferrous / Aluminum
(Inches)

Non-Ferrous /
Aluminum (mm)

Galvanized S teel
(Inches)

Galvanized S teel
(mm)

US
S tandard

0000000

.5000

000000

.5800

14.732

.4688

00000

.500

.5165

13.119

.4375

0000

.454

.4600

11.684

.4063

000

.425

.4096

10.404

.3750

00

.380

.3648

9.266

.3438

.340

.3249

8.252

.3125

.300

.2893

7.348

.2813

.284

.2576

6.543

.2656

.2391

6.073

.259

.2294

5.827

.2500

.2242

5.695

.238

.2043

5.189

.2344

.2092

5.314

.220

.1819

4.620

.2188

.1943

4.935

.203

.1620

4.115

.2031

.1793

4.554

.180

.1443

3.665

.1875

.1644

4.176

.165

.1285

3.264

4.270

.1719

.1495

3.797

.148

.1144

2.906

.1532

3.891

.1563

10

.1345

3.416

.134

.1019

2.588

.1382

3.510

.1406

11

.1196

3.038

.120

.0907

2.304

.1233

3.132

.1250

12

.1046

2.657

.109

.0808

2.052

.1084

2.753

.1094

13

.0897

2.278

.095

.0720

1.829

.0934

2.372

.0938

14

.0747

1.897

.083

.0641

1.628

.0785

1.994

.0781

15

.0673

1.709

.072

.0571

1.450

.0710

1.803

.0703

16

.0598

1.519

.065

.0508

1.290

.0635

1.613

.0625

17

.0538

1.367

.058

.0453

1.151

.0575

1.461

.0563

18

.0478

1.214

.049

.0403

1.024

.0516

1.311

.0500

19

.0418

1.062

.042

.0359

.912

.0456

1.158

.0438

20

.0359

.912

.035

.0320

.813

.0396

1.006

.0375

21

.0329

.836

.032

.0285

.724

.0366

.930

.0344

22

.0299

.759

.028

.0253

.643

.0306

.853

.0313

23

.0269

.683

.025

.0226

.574

.0276

.777

.0281

24

.0239

.607

.022

.0201

.511

.0247

.701

.0250

25

.0209

.531

.020

.0179

.455

.0217

.627

.0219

26

.0179

.455

.018

.0159

.404

.0202

.551

.0188

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27

.0164

.417

.0142

.361

.0187

.513

.0172

28

.0149

.378

.0126

.320

.0172

.475

.0156

29

.0135

.343

.0113

.287

.0157

.437

.0141

30

.0120

.305

.0100

.254

.0142

.399

.0125

31

.0105

.267

.0089

.226

.0134

.361

.0109

32

.0097

.246

.0080

.203

.340

.0102

33

.0090

.229

.0071

.180

.0094

34

.0082

.208

.0063

.160

.0086

35

.0075

.191

.0056

.140

.0078

36

.0067

.170

.0050

.127

.0070

37

.163

.0045

.114

.0066

38

.152

.004

.102

.0063

39

.089

.0059

40

.079

.0055

41

.0053

42

.0051

43

.0049

44

.0047

Sheet Metal Tolerances

Because sheets are rolled to the desired thickness there is almost always some crowning of the rollers, resulting in a thinner sheet on the edges
compared to the center.
S teel / S tainless S teel

Aluminum

Thickness

36'' Wide Sheet

48'' Wide Sheet

Thickness

36'' Wide Sheet

48'' Wide Sheet

.170 - .030

.0015

.002

.018 - .028

.002

.0025

.031 - .041

.002

.003

.029 - .036

.002

.0025

.042 - .059

.003

.004

.037 - .045

.0025

.003

.060 - .073

.003

.0045

.046 - .068

.003

.004

.074 - .084

.004

.0055

.069 - .076

.003

.004

.085 - .099

.004

.006

.077 - .096

.0035

.004

.100 - .115

.005

.007

.097 - .108

.004

.005

.116 - .131

.005

.0075

.109 - .125

.0045

.005

.132 - .146

.006

.009

.126 - .140

.0045

.005

.147 - .187

.007

.0105

.141 - .172

.006

.008

.173 - .203

.007

.010

.204 - .249

.009

.011

Galvanized Coating Thicknesses

As you can see from our first chart the galvanized columns are thicker than the regular steel. The process of galvanizing bonds a layer of zinc to the
steel. This layers thickness can be controlled and the different thicknesses are designated below. The thicknesses are based off of how many
ounces per square foot of the galvanizing material is added to the base steel.
Triple S pot

S ingle S pot

Designation

Both Sides

One Side

Both Sides

G235

2.35

.80

2.00

G210

2.10

.72

1.80

G185

1.85

.64

1.60

G165

1.65

.56

1.40

G140

1.40

.48

1.20

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G115

1.15

.40

1.00

G90

.90

.32

.80

G60 / A60

.60

.20

.50

G40 / A40

.40

.12

.30

G30 / A30

.30

.10

.25

A25

.25

.08

.20

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