Gauge (abbreviated as Ga.) is a length measurement unit for diameter originated in North America, belonging to the Browne&Sharpe measurement system. The larger the number of GAUGE, the smaller the diameter, which is also used to indicate thickness after promotion.
Since the Ga. system is different from inches, there is no conversion formula. If you like to check the aluminum sheet metal gauge, welcome to compare this table.
Gauge | Steel in (mm) | Galvanized steel in (mm) | Stainless steel in (mm) | Aluminum sheet in (mm) |
8 | 0.1644 (4.18) | 0.1681 (4.27) | 0.1719 (4.37) | 0.1285 (3.26) |
9 | 0.1495 (3.80) | 0.1532 (3.89) | 0.1563 (3.97) | 0.1144 (2.91) |
10 | 0.1345 (3.42) | 0.1382 (3.51) | 0.1406 (3.57) | 0.1019 (2.59) |
11 | 0.1196 (3.04) | 0.1233 (3.13) | 0.1250 (3.18) | 0.0907 (2.30) |
12 | 0.1046 (2.66) | 0.1084 (2.75) | 0.1094 (2.78) | 0.0808 (2.05) |
13 | 0.0897 (2.28) | 0.0934 (2.37) | 0.094 (2.4) | 0.072 (1.8) |
14 | 0.0747 (1.90) | 0.0785 (1.99) | 0.0781 (1.98) | 0.0641 (1.63) |
15 | 0.0673 (1.71) | 0.0710 (1.80) | 0.07 (1.8) | 0.057 (1.4) |
16 | 0.0598 (1.52) | 0.0635 (1.61) | 0.0625 (1.59) | 0.0508 (1.29) |
17 | 0.0538 (1.37) | 0.0575 (1.46) | 0.056 (1.4) | 0.045 (1.1) |
18 | 0.0478 (1.21) | 0.0516 (1.31) | 0.0500 (1.27) | 0.0403 (1.02) |
19 | 0.0418 (1.06) | 0.0456 (1.16) | 0.044 (1.1) | 0.036 (0.91) |
20 | 0.0359 (0.91) | 0.0396 (1.01) | 0.0375 (0.95) | 0.0320 (0.81) |
21 | 0.0329 (0.84) | 0.0366 (0.93) | 0.034 (0.86) | 0.028 (0.71) |
22 | 0.0299 (0.76) | 0.0336 (0.85) | 0.031 (0.79) | 0.025 (0.64) |
23 | 0.0269 (0.68) | 0.0306 (0.78) | 0.028 (0.71) | 0.023 (0.58) |
24 | 0.0239 (0.61) | 0.0276 (0.70) | 0.025 (0.64) | 0.02 (0.51) |
25 | 0.0209 (0.53) | 0.0247 (0.63) | 0.022 (0.56) | 0.018 (0.46) |
26 | 0.0179 (0.45) | 0.0217 (0.55) | 0.019 (0.48) | 0.017 (0.43) |
27 | 0.0164 (0.42) | 0.0202 (0.51) | 0.017 (0.43) | 0.014 (0.36) |
28 | 0.0149 (0.38) | 0.0187 (0.47) | 0.016 (0.41) | 0.0126 (0.32) |
29 | 0.0135 (0.34) | 0.0172 (0.44) | 0.014 (0.36) | 0.0113 (0.29) |
30 | 0.0120 (0.30) | 0.0157 (0.40) | 0.013 (0.33) | 0.0100 (0.25) |
31 | 0.0105 (0.27) | 0.0142 (0.36) | 0.011 (0.28) | 0.0089 (0.23) |
As for the historical origin of the GAUGE number, it may be determined by the level of productivity development at that time. In the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, its industrial standards were almost blank. Therefore, each manufacturer had to develop its own standards. With the improvement of the industry level, the standards of these manufacturers have gradually become consistent.
Regarding the GAUGE number, a confusing phenomenon is that when you change from one GAUGE number to the next GAUGE number, the amount of change in thickness and weight per unit area is not constant. In fact, if you draw these numbers as a graph, you will see an "exponential decay curve."
In other words, the difference between consecutive GAUGE numbers becomes smaller as the GAUGE value increases. For example, the difference between 10Ga. and 11Ga. is 0.0149", while the difference between 35Ga. and 36Ga is only 0.0008".
It should be noted that when the non-ferrous metal plate and steel plate have the same Ga. number, the thickness is actually different. For example, the 14 gauge standard steel thickness is 1.90 mm while 14 gauge aluminum thickness is 1.63 mm. Welcome to leave message below to inquire it.