Brass Sheet Metal Gauge Thickness

There are also gauge numbers like 000000 and 0 for aluminum and stainless steel the metal thickness of 000000 gauge is larger than 0.

Brass sheet metal gauge thickness.

The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal not applicable for zinc. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. 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. In an earlier article we took a look at the standard gauges for steel sheet.

It is important to know that the gauge thicknesses also vary depending on the type of sheet metal being referenced. Gauge when applied to copper brass or silver means a different set of thicknesses however. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. As with steel as the gauge gets higher the thickness gets lower.

It s based on the american or brown and sharpe wire gauge standard. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.

Stainless steel is 0 105 thick aluminum is 0 080 copper is 0 108 and brass is 0 081. Take for instance 12 gauge thickness across the material types listed below. Metal sheet thickness is measured in gauge. Thus a 10.

A sheet metal gauge gage is an indication of the standard thickness of specific metal materials such as steel aluminum and copper.