Common Aluminum Sheet Metal Gauges

For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.

Common aluminum sheet metal gauges. 0149 0 4 0126 0 3 0156 0 4 29. General information of aluminum sheet thickness. In the uk the birmingham gage bg is used for a variety of metals and should not be confused with the birmingham wire gage bwg which is used for wires. 0135 0 3 0113 0 3 0141 0 3 dimension in inches millimeters.

The brown and sharpe gage also known as the american wire gage awg is used for most non ferrous metals such as aluminum and brass. For other materials such as aluminum and brass the thicknesses will be different. Lastly a standard exists for zinc in which a higher gauge number indicates a thicker sheet. 16 ga crs is 2 5 pounds per square foot.

There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.