12 Gauge Steel Wire Thickness

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing.

12 gauge steel wire thickness.

Wire gauge calculations wire diameter calculations. Wire gauge dictates the amount of electric current a wire can safely carry its electrical resistance weight and other key characteristics. Contact us with your remesh needs gauge numbers are most commonly used when referring to steel remesh sizes in terms of building material supplies and contractors. Wire gauge or the measurement of a wire s diameter is an extremely important measurement for your determining your project s choice of wire.

Twelve gauge is about the thickness of a nickel and 14 gauge is about the thickness of a dime. A 20 amp circuit requires wire that s 12 gauge or larger. The following sheet metal gauge size reference chart gives the weight and thickness of sheet metal given as a gauge sometimes spelled gage and indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal and wire for most materials as the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. The gauges are awg average wire gauge which means they are approximate and vary slightly from length to length.

Galvanized steel uncoated wire rope. The n gauge wire diameter d n in inches in is equal to 0 005in times 92 raised to the power of 36 minus gauge number n divided by 39. 12 081 inch 50 2 mm thick about as thick as a standard wire coat hanger 14 064 inch. Also look at the breaker for the circuit in question to see if it s a 15 amp or a 20 amp breaker.

Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. But they would not vary by even a 1 2 gauge. However steel remesh can also be sized in terms of w numbers. Gauge decimal inches lbs sq.

D n in 0 005 in 92 36 n 39. Harris supply solutions stocks a wide variety of steel remesh sizes in sheets rolls and finishes which vary by location. Galvanized vinyl coated steel wire rope. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge.

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.