16 Gauge Sheet Metal Thickness Tolerance

Sheet metal gauge size chart gauge or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet.

16 gauge sheet metal thickness tolerance. Sheet metal is manufactured and delivered from the processing mill rolled to the standard thickness that you specify which is now metric. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. Sheet metal guage tolerances. The sheet metal does however have a tolerance on the rolling thickness which needs to be taken into account when designing a tight fitting assembly especially as the sheet metal material gets thicker.

Conversion data chart standard gauges chart gauge tolerance chart useful data page. Gauge to thickness chart gauge stainless galvanized sheet steel aluminum fraction inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 30 0 0125 0 33 0 0157 0 40 0 0120 0 30 0 0100 0 25. Aluminum sheet thickness tolerances xls. During the rolling process the rollers bow slightly which results in the sheets being thinner on the edges.

The tolerances in the table and attachments reflect current manufacturing practices and commercial standards and are not representative of the manufacturer s standard gauge which has no inherent tolerances. Thickness 36 48 60 title. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Sheet metal gauge thickness chart 2019 10 24t01 36 33 00 00 when working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.

Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. Aluminum sheet thickness tolerances 1100 3003 5052 6061 2024 7075 1100 3003 5052 6061 2024 7075 1100 3003. Gauge decimal equivalent tolerance plus minus 7 1874 007 7 87 7 72 8 1650 007 6 93 6 80 10 1350 006 5 67 5 56 11 1200 005 5 04 4 94 12 1054 005 4 43 4 34 13 0900.