Gauge to thickness chart.
Aluminum siding thickness gauge.
It s important for you as a homeowner to know about the gauge thickness of a metal roof so you can select the best one for yourself.
Aluminum is a soft metal which means the thickness of your siding makes a tremendous difference.
Here is a key to siding grades and thicknesses.
22 gauge is the thickest while 29 gauge is the thinnest.
26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.
Kynar aluminum for metal roofing.
Manufacturers in the united states use gauge to express the thickness of metal roof panels.
Gauge stainless galvanized sheet steel aluminum fraction inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 30 0 0125 0 33 0 0157 0 40 0 0120 0 30 0 0100 0 25 29 0 0141 0 36 0 0172 0 44 0 0135 0 34 0 0113 0 29 28 1 64 0 0156 0 41 0 0187 0 47 0 0149 0 38 0 0126 0 32 27 0 0172 0 43 0 0202 0 51 0 0164 0 42 0 0142 0 36 26 0 0187 0 48 0 0217 0 55 0 0179 0 45 0 0159 40 25 0 0219 0 56 0 0247 0 63 0 0209.
Each gauge represents a nominal decimal range.
Manufacturers express the thickness of metal panels as their gauge with 22 gauge being the thickest and 29 gauge the thinnest of traditionally sold metal roof and wall panels.
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Gauge to thickness chart.
For example a 26 gauge steel panel can range between 0 0179 and 0 0217 inches thick according to a university of north carolina at chapel hill resource.
24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge and 16 gauge.
0 027 or 0 032 for seamless gutters and any other thickness for custom gutters.