Gauge Of Auto Sheet Metal

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.

Gauge of auto sheet metal. These are measurements for standard sheet steel like we use in our cars. Gauges are used to specify the thickness of a sheet metal. Sheet steel 2 x 4 18g for cold rolled flat sheet steel part number. Auto body repair tape 1 5 in x 10 ft view wishlist added to wishlist.

Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch. This product requires extra support when packed. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal.

Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems. Crs 2418 g 18 gauge 24 x 48 cold rolled flat steel. Each time a prototype body panel comes off of a new tooling it is test fitted on a car so that the marked up prototype can then be used to change and improve. Item 168753 model 11786.

Standard sheet steel galvanized and aluminum are measured just a little different in thickness. 20 gauge became common in more recent times and this meant 0 0359 inch thick metal still a lot to work with in bumping and metal finishing. Gauge thousands fraction 24 0239 between 1 64 and 1 32 22 0299 hair under a 1 32 20 0359 between 1 32 and 3 64 18 0478 hair over 3 64.