Copper Sheet Metal Thickness Chart

Cold and hot rolled steel 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.

Copper sheet metal thickness chart. If you re having trouble picking out a thickness take a look at our page on deciding on a material thickness. Keep in mind that some manufacturers distributors and end users get the gauge thickness wrong. Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. Below is a quick guide to help you determine which thickness best suits the needs of your project.

Stainless steel is 0 105 thick aluminum is 0 080 copper is 0 108 and brass is 0 081. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. The unit of measurement used to identify the thickness of a sheet of copper varies e g gauge mil ounces per square foot inches millimeters. They might use the wrong metal s gauge chart or pick an obsolete standard when labeling a sheet of material.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Aluminum 0 025 0 032 0 040 0 050 0 063 0 080 1 8 0 125 and 1 4 0 25. Take for instance 12 gauge thickness across the material types listed below. Typical sheet sizes are 36 x 120 and 48 x 120.

Below you will find a chart for metal thicknesses and weights. Commonly used metals for manufacturing at our shop are. 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. Sheet metal gauge thickness chart 2019 10 24t01 36 33 00 00 when working with sheet metal the term gauge is often used.

You can use any number of calipers to measure the thickness of materials or a handy thickness gauge like one pictured below. Copper sheeting comes in thicknesses ranging from very thin copper foil to thick copper plate.