Gauge Of Auto Sheet Metal

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.

Gauge of auto sheet metal.

Auto body repair tape 1 5 in x 10 ft view wishlist added to wishlist. Gauges are used to specify the thickness of a sheet metal. 1008 carbon steel sheet unpolished mill finish cold rolled astm a1008 0 0359 thickness 24 width 48 length 20 gauge 4 6 out of 5 stars 31 32 54 32. Standard sheet steel galvanized and aluminum are measured just a little different in thickness.

Item 168753 model 11786. 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. Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch.

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. 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 or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet. This product requires extra support when packed.

These are measurements for standard sheet steel like we use in our cars. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material.