16 Gauge Stainless Steel Thickness Tolerance

Sheet metal guage tolerances.

16 gauge stainless steel thickness tolerance.

We work with nominal thicknesses so it s important to know the thickness tolerance on the material you chose in order to know if the final product will be suitable for your application. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Conversion data chart standard gauges chart gauge tolerance chart useful data page. The tolerances in the table and attachments reflect current manufacturing practices and commercial standards and are not representative of the manufacturer s standard gauge which has no inherent tolerances.

Gauge or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area. Standard tolerances for stainless steel usually choosing material thickness is one of the first steps a designer takes when starting a project. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.

Gauge decimal equivalent tolerance plus minus 7 1874 007 7 87 7 72 8 1650 007 6 93 6 80 10 1350 006 5 67 5 56 11 1200 005 5 04 4 94 12 1054 005 4 43 4 34 13 0900. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.

During the rolling process the rollers bow slightly which results in the sheets being thinner on the edges. 16 plus 0 022 minus 0 010 plus 0 022 minus 0 010 5 16 plus 0 030 minus 0 010 plus 0 030 minus 0 010 thickness measurements are taken at least 3 8 inches from the edge of the sheet stainless plate thickness pmp or discrete plate tolerance over specified thickness in inches thickness widths widths widths widths in 84 84 to 120 120.