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Gauge Thickness chart & Information

 

 

Gauge Is thickness. The higher the gauge number the thinner the metal.

 

The chart below shows approximate gauge thickness for metal to give a relative idea of different gauges. It is in American Standard Gauge of Average wire gauge thickness.

 

Gauge -Thickness	Dimension inches thick	Dimension millimeters thick	NOTES
2	.258 inch or slightly over 1/4 inch thick	6.54 mm	VERY HEAVY THICK WIRE .For large sculptures & armatures- cuts best with a bolt cutter or saw.
4	.204 inch	5.189 mm	THICK WIRE .For large sculptures & armatures- cuts best with a bolt cutter or saw.
6	.162 inch	4.1mm	THICK WIRE .For large sculptures & armatures- cuts best with a bolt cutter or saw.
8	.128 a little over 1/8 inch	3.26 mm
9	.114 inch	2.91 mm
10	.102 inch	2.6 mm
12	.081 inch 50	2 mm thick	About as thick as a standard wire coat hanger
14	.064 inch a bit thicker than 1/16 inch	1.6 mm	This and thicker is Considered PLATE METAL in sheet metal. as in "copper plate"
16	.051 inch	1.30 mm
18	.04 inch	1 mm	A bit thicker than a standard paper clip in wire. Heavy PLATE METAL in sheet metal. as in "copper plate"
20	.032 inch	.80mm	About the thickness of a standard paper clip.
22	. 025	.65mm
23 Photo shows Approximate thickness: 23 gauge	.023 or 23 Mil	.576 mm	Standard heavy weight Sheet metal for larger craft work, roofing and range hoods etc. In copper sheet it is 1 pound per square foot approximately. For sheet metal it cuts with a tin snips or saw
24	.020 or 20 Mil	.5 mm -half a millimeter	Heavy weight Sheet metal. For sheet metal it cuts with a tin snips or saw A medium fine wire for craft.
26	.016	.40 mm
30	.010 also known as 10 mil as it is 10/1000 inch thick	.25 mm 1/4 mm	Medium weight sheet - cuts with a scissors. twice as thick as 36 gauge below, But a very thin wire- not very strong
36	.005 also known as 5 mil as it is 5/1000 inch thick	.125 mm 1/8 mm	Heavy FOIL: Standard Embossing & tooling & foil. Cuts with a scissors. 7 times thicker than household aluminum foil.
38	.004 approximately	.101 mm	Medium weight foil slightly lighter than above Extremely thin wire
45-50	.0014 .0007		thin foil- Household"tin" Aluminum foil- called very thin foil - standard aluminum kitchen foil "tin foil"

 

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