Brass Sheet Metal Gauge Thickness

For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different.

Brass sheet metal gauge thickness.

Metal sheet thickness is measured in gauge. A sheet metal gauge gage is an indication of the standard thickness of specific metal materials such as steel aluminum and copper. Wire conductor sizes are also measured in gauge and are equivalent to the non ferrous thicknesses listed below but we have an article specific to wire gauge. It s based on the american or brown and sharpe wire gauge standard.

A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. In an earlier article we took a look at the standard gauges for steel sheet.

The table below provides conversion to inches. Take for instance 12 gauge thickness across the material types listed below. Stainless steel is 0 105 thick aluminum is 0 080 copper is 0 108 and brass is 0 081. Unlike with steel i can t find a set.

As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. As with steel as the gauge gets higher the thickness gets lower. Thus a 10. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel.

Gauge when applied to copper brass or silver means a different set of thicknesses however.