Metal Gauges
Below you’ll find the info you need with our sheet steel, stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts. Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
Gauge # |
Sheet Steel |
Aluminum |
Stainless Steel |
| 1 | — | .2893 (7.3) | .2812 (7.1) |
| 2 | — | .2576 (6.5) | .2656 (6.7) |
| 3 | .2391 (6.1) | .2294 (5.8) | .2500 (6.4) |
| 4 | .2242 (5.7) | .2043 (5.2) | .2344 (6.0) |
| 5 | .2092 (5.3) | .1819 (4.6) | .2187 (5.6) |
| 6 | .1943 (4.9) | .1620 (4.1) | .2031 (5.2) |
| 7 | .1793 (4.6) | .1443 (3.7) | .1875 (4.8) |
| 8 | .1644 (4.2) | .1285 (3.3) | .1719 (4.4) |
| 9 | .1495 (3.8) | .1144 (2.9) | .1562 (4.0) |
| 10 | .1345 (3.4) | .1019 (2.6) | .1406 (3.6) |
| 11 | .1196 (3.0) | .0907 (2.3) | .1250 (3.2) |
| 12 | .1046 (2.7) | .0808 (2.1) | .1094 (2.8) |
| 13 | .0897 (2.3) | .0720 (1.8) | .0937 (2.4) |
| 14 | .0747 (1.9) | .0641 (1.6) | .0781 (2.0) |
| 15 | .0673 (1.7) | .0571 (1.5) | .0703 (1.8) |
| 16 | .0598 (1.5) | .0508 (1.3) | .0625 (1.6) |
| 17 | .0538 (1.4) | .0453 (1.2) | .0562 (1.4) |
| 18 | .0478 (1.2) | .0403 (1.0) | .0500 (1.3) |
| 19 | .0418 (1.1) | .0359 (0.9) | .0437 (1.1) |
| 20 | .0359 (0.9) | .0320 (0.8) | .0375 (1.0) |
| 21 | .0329 (0.8) | .0285 (0.7) | .0344 (0.9) |
| 22 | .0299 (0.8) | .0253 (0.6) | .0312 (0.8) |
| 23 | .0269 (0.7) | .0226 (0.6) | .0281 (0.7) |
| 24 | .0239 (0.6) | .0201 (0.5) | .0250 (0.6) |
| 25 | .0209 (0.6) | .0179 (0.5) | .0219 (0.6) |
| 26 | .0179 (0.5) | .0159 (0.4) | .0187 (0.5) |
| 27 | .0164 (0.4) | .0142 (0.4) | >.0172 (0.4) |
| 28 | .0149 (0.4) | .0126 (0.3) | .0156 (0.4) |
| 29 | .0135 (0.3) | .0113 (0.3) | .0141 (0.3) |
Dimension in inches (millimeters)