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Sheet Metal Wire Gauge Sizes Chart Table

This page is all about knowing the thickness of various materials based on a Gauge Number. If you know the thickness, you can use it to figure out other useful things such as weight. These thicknesses vary based on what the material is. In general, as the gauge number increases, the thickness decreases.

These charts provide thickness by gauge size for the following materials:

- Standard Steel

- Galvanized Steel

- Stainless Steel

- Aluminum

- Zinc

- Birmingham Scale

Each was determined by a standard established by the appropriate bodies concerned with the material.

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Sheet Metal Wire Gauge Sizes Chart

Okay, we promised free charts, so here they are:

Standard Steel Sheet Metal Gauges

Gauge	inches	mm
3	0.2391	6.0731
4	0.2242	5.6947
5	0.2092	5.3137
6	0.1943	4.9352
7	0.1793	4.5542
8	0.1644	4.1758
9	0.1495	3.7973
10	0.1345	3.4163
11	0.1196	3.0378
12	0.1046	2.6568
13	0.0897	2.2784
14	0.0747	1.8974
15	0.0673	1.7094
16	0.0598	1.5189
17	0.0538	1.3665
18	0.0478	1.2141
19	0.0418	1.0617
20	0.0359	0.9119
21	0.0329	0.8357
22	0.0299	0.7595
23	0.0269	0.6833
24	0.0239	0.6071
25	0.0209	0.5309
26	0.0179	0.4547
27	0.0164	0.4166
28	0.0149	0.3785
29	0.0135	0.3429
30	0.0120	0.3048
31	0.0105	0.2667
32	0.0097	0.2464
33	0.0090	0.2286
34	0.0082	0.2083
35	0.0075	0.1905
36	0.0067	0.1702
37	0.0064	0.1626
38	0.0060	0.1524

Galvanized Steel Sheet Metal Gauges

Gauge	inches	mm
8	0.1681	4.2697
9	0.1532	3.8913
10	0.1382	3.5103
11	0.1233	3.1318
12	0.1084	2.7534
13	0.0934	2.3724
14	0.0785	1.9939
15	0.0710	1.8034
16	0.0635	1.6129
17	0.0575	1.4605
18	0.0516	1.3106
19	0.0456	1.1582
20	0.0396	1.0058
21	0.0366	0.9296
22	0.0336	0.8534
23	0.0306	0.7772
24	0.0276	0.7010
25	0.0247	0.6274
26	0.0217	0.5512
27	0.0202	0.5131
28	0.0187	0.4750
29	0.0172	0.4369
30	0.0157	0.3988
31	0.0142	0.3607
32	0.0134	0.3404

Stainless Steel Sheet Metal Gauges

Gauge	inches	mm
0000000	0.5000	12.7000
000000	0.4686	11.9024
00000	0.4375	11.1125
0000	0.4063	10.3200
000	0.3750	9.5250
00	0.3438	8.7325
0	0.3125	7.9375
1	0.2813	7.1450
2	0.2656	6.7462
3	0.2500	6.3500
4	0.2344	5.9538
5	0.2187	5.5550
6	0.2031	5.1587
7	0.1875	4.7625
8	0.1719	4.3663
9	0.1562	3.9675
10	0.1406	3.5712
11	0.1250	3.1750
12	0.1094	2.7788
13	0.0937	2.3800
14	0.0781	1.9837
15	0.0703	1.7856
16	0.0625	1.5875
17	0.0562	1.4275
18	0.0500	1.2700
19	0.0437	1.1100
20	0.0375	0.9525
21	0.0344	0.8738
22	0.0312	0.7925
23	0.0281	0.7137
24	0.0250	0.6350
25	0.0219	0.5563
26	0.0187	0.4750
27	0.0172	0.4369
28	0.0156	0.3962
29	0.0141	0.3581
30	0.0125	0.3175
31	0.0109	0.2769
32	0.0102	0.2591
33	0.0094	0.2388
34	0.0086	0.2184
35	0.0078	0.1981
36	0.0070	0.1778
37	0.0066	0.1676
38	0.0062	0.1575

Sheet Metal Tolerances

Steel sheet metal tolerances
Gauge	Nominal [in (mm)]	Max [in (mm)]	Min [in (mm)]
10	0.1345 (3.42)	0.1405 (3.57)	0.1285 (3.26)
11	0.1196 (3.04)	0.1256 (3.19)	0.1136 (2.89)
12	0.1046 (2.66)	0.1106 (2.81)	0.0986 (2.50)
14	0.0747 (1.90)	0.0797 (2.02)	0.0697 (1.77)
16	0.0598 (1.52)	0.0648 (1.65)	0.0548 (1.39)
18	0.0478 (1.21)	0.0518 (1.32)	0.0438 (1.11)
20	0.0359 (0.91)	0.0389 (0.99)	0.0329 (0.84)
22	0.0299 (0.76)	0.0329 (0.84)	0.0269 (0.68)
24	0.0239 (0.61)	0.0269 (0.68)	0.0209 (0.53)
26	0.0179 (0.45)	0.0199 (0.51)	0.0159 (0.40)
28	0.0149 (0.38)	0.0169 (0.43)	0.0129 (0.33)

Aluminium sheet metal tolerances
Thickness [in (mm)]	Sheet width
Thickness [in (mm)]	36 (914.4) [in (mm)]	48 (1,219) [in (mm)]
0.018–0.028 (0.46–0.71)	0.002 (0.051)	0.0025 (0.064)
0.029–0.036 (0.74–0.91)	0.002 (0.051)	0.0025 (0.064)
0.037–0.045 (0.94–1.14)	0.0025 (0.064)	0.003 (0.076)
0.046–0.068 (1.2–1.7)	0.003 (0.076)	0.004 (0.10)
0.069–0.076 (1.8–1.9)	0.003 (0.076)	0.004 (0.10)
0.077–0.096 (2.0–2.4)	0.0035 (0.089)	0.004 (0.10)
0.097–0.108 (2.5–2.7)	0.004 (0.10)	0.005 (0.13)
0.109–0.125 (2.8–3.2)	0.0045 (0.11)	0.005 (0.13)
0.126–0.140 (3.2–3.6)	0.0045 (0.11)	0.005 (0.13)
0.141–0.172 (3.6–4.4)	0.006 (0.15)	0.008 (0.20)
0.173–0.203 (4.4–5.2)	0.007 (0.18)	0.010 (0.25)
0.204–0.249 (5.2–6.3)	0.009 (0.23)	0.011 (0.28)

Stainless steel sheet metal tolerances
Thickness [in (mm)]	Sheet width
Thickness [in (mm)]	36 (914.4) [in (mm)]	48 (1,219) [in (mm)]
0.017–0.030 (0.43–0.76)	0.0015 (0.038)	0.002 (0.051)
0.031–0.041 (0.79–1.04)	0.002 (0.051)	0.003 (0.076)
0.042–0.059 (1.1–1.5)	0.003 (0.076)	0.004 (0.10)
0.060–0.073 (1.5–1.9)	0.003 (0.076)	0.0045 (0.11)
0.074–0.084 (1.9–2.1)	0.004 (0.10)	0.0055 (0.14)
0.085–0.099 (2.2–2.5)	0.004 (0.10)	0.006 (0.15)
0.100–0.115 (2.5–2.9)	0.005 (0.13)	0.007 (0.18)
0.116–0.131 (2.9–3.3)	0.005 (0.13)	0.0075 (0.19)
0.132–0.146 (3.4–3.7)	0.006 (0.15)	0.009 (0.23)
0.147–0.187 (3.7–4.7)	0.007 (0.18)	0.0105 (0.27)