Common Aluminium Sheet Metal Gauges

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Common aluminium sheet metal gauges.

Buy aluminum sheet select a grade. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.

There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types. However it is not recommended for sheet metal work because it tends to crack on the outside radii once it passes its yield and therefore requires a much larger radii to be able to bend properly. Theoretically all aluminium sheets metals can be made into the five thickness ranges above but some are usually made into thin sheets and others thicker sheets. 6061 aluminum is also very easy to machine.

Aluminum is a general purpose alloy commonly used in extrusions and is also available in sheet metal. Gauge sheet steel. 1100 0 1100 h14 2024 t3 2024 t3 alclad 3003 0 3003 h134 stucco embossed 3003 h14 3105 h14 white 5005 h34 5052 0 5052 h32 5052 h34 5083 0 5086 h116 marine 5086 h32 5454 h32 6061 0 ams 6061 t4 ams 6061 t6. Thus a 10 gauge steel sheet which has a thickness of 0 1345 inches will weigh.