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Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart
Blow Molding 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. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard, which were
Injection Molding developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. The Manufacturers' Standard Gage provides
Metal Injection Molding the thicknesses for standard steel, galvanized steel, and stainless steel. The Brown and Sharpe Gage, also
known as the American Wire Gage (AWG), is used for most non ferrous metals, such as Aluminum and Brass.
Thermoforming In the UK, the Birmingham Gage (BG) is used for a variety of metals and should not be confused with the
Metal Casting Birmingham Wire Gage (BWG), which is used for wires. Lastly, a standard exists for Zinc in which a higher
gauge number indicates a thicker sheet. The chart below can be used to determine the equivalent sheet
Centrifugal Casting thickness, in inches or millimeters, for a gauge number from the selected gauge size standard. The weight per
Die Casting unit area of the sheet can also be seen in pounds per square foot and kilograms per square meter.
Investment Casting
Permanent Mold Gauge size standard: Standard steel

Sand Casting
Thickness Weight Per Area
Shell Mold Casting
Gauge in mm lb/ft² kg/m²
Machining
3 0.2391 6.073 9.754 47.624
Milling 4 0.2242 5.695 9.146 44.656
Turning 5 0.2092 5.314 8.534 41.668
Hole-making 6 0.1943 4.935 7.927 38.701
Drill Size Chart 7 0.1793 4.554 7.315 35.713
Tap Size Chart 8 0.1644 4.176 6.707 32.745
Sheet Metal Fabrication 9 0.1495 3.797 6.099 29.777
10 0.1345 3.416 5.487 26.790
Forming
11 0.1196 3.038 4.879 23.822
Cutting with shear
12 0.1046 2.657 4.267 20.834
Cutting without shear
13 0.0897 2.278 3.659 17.866
Gauge Size Chart
14 0.0747 1.897 3.047 14.879
Additive Fabrication 15 0.0673 1.709 2.746 13.405
SLA 16 0.0598 1.519 2.440 11.911
FDM 17 0.0538 1.367 2.195 10.716
SLS 18 0.0478 1.214 1.950 9.521
DMLS 19 0.0418 1.062 1.705 8.326
3D Printing 20 0.0359 0.912 1.465 7.151
21 0.0329 0.836 1.342 6.553
Inkjet Printing
22 0.0299 0.759 1.220 5.955
Jetted Photopolymer
23 0.0269 0.683 1.097 5.358
LOM
24 0.0239 0.607 0.975 4.760
Materials
25 0.0209 0.531 0.853 4.163
Metals 26 0.0179 0.455 0.730 3.565
Plastics 27 0.0164 0.417 0.669 3.267
Case Studies 28 0.0149 0.378 0.608 2.968
Cost Analysis 29 0.0135 0.343 0.551 2.689
Part Redesign 30 0.0120 0.305 0.490 2.390
Product Development 31 0.0105 0.267 0.428 2.091
Resources 32 0.0097 0.246 0.396 1.932

Curriculum Resources 33 0.0090 0.229 0.367 1.793

34 0.0082 0.208 0.335 1.633
Glossary
35 0.0075 0.191 0.306 1.494
36 0.0067 0.170 0.273 1.335
37 0.0064 0.163 0.261 1.275
38 0.0060 0.152 0.245 1.195

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