Common Stainless Steel Sheet Thickness

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 to 144 144 inches inches inches inches inches 0 1875 to 3 8 0 045 0 050 0 085 3 8 to 3.

Common stainless steel sheet thickness.

Thickness tolerance specified width. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Our suppliers have provided the material data above with the nominal thicknesses based on industry standards.

Even among steel alloys grade 304 stainless steel is noteworthy for its high tensile strength roughly 621 mpa 90 ksi. Equal to less than 1000 1000 thru 1300 1300 thru 2100. In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge. For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the united states of america namely.

304 316 409 420 430 cold rolled stainless sheet. This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. Some of them are carbon steel stainless steel copper and aluminium. The thickness of sheet metal starts from 0 5 mm and goes up to 6 mm.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. The most common variety of stainless steel and one that is frequently used in marlin steel s custom wire basket designs because of its versatility. The gauges shown above are based on american stainless steel sheet steel manufacturers gauge thickness.

Anything above that is a metal plate. The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal. Number of gauge approximate thickness in fractions of an inch. In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.

Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels. These will vary from british gauges with some exceptions.