Common Sheet Metal Thickness Metric

Cold rolled steel sheets dc01 electro galvanized steel sheets dc01 ze and hot dip galvanized steel sheets dx51d.

Common sheet metal thickness metric.

We offer three types of metric low carbon steel sheets. Custom cutting services are also available. 1000 thru 1300. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

Galvanized steel sheets offer a better defense against corrosion and are easy to weld and drill. As for sheetmetal in south africa common sizes in mm are. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. 1 6 1 8 2 2 2 2 5 2 8 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 10 12 this type of stock comes in rolls or sheets.

1300 thru 2100. What of the usa is si metric. Cold rolled carbon steel sheet metal is used in automotive panels trailer siding roofing and fuel tanks. Anything thicker sheets only note these are probably mostly metric equivalents to common imperial sizes tolerance seems to be 4 and 8.

As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Stainless steel sheet has great durability and tensile strength.