Stainless Steel Sheet Metal Gauge

This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications.

Stainless steel sheet metal gauge.

Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions. Get free shipping on qualified stainless steel sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department.

There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types. 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. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.

304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. 1 ft2 0 0929 m2 1 lb 0 4536 kg sorry to see that you are blocking ads on the engineering toolbox. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. 2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.

Gauge to thickness chart. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.