Gauge Of Auto Sheet Metal

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Gauge of auto sheet metal.

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. Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch. 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. 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 restoration pros at auto metal direct produce only premium amd sheet metal parts that are made from proper gauge steel and include all necessary clips tabs flanges bends and seams. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. Standard sheet steel galvanized and aluminum are measured just a little different in thickness.

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. Auto body repair tape 1 5 in x 10 ft view wishlist added to wishlist. Sheet steel 2 x 4 18g for cold rolled flat sheet steel part number. This product requires extra support when packed.

These are measurements for standard sheet steel like we use in our cars. Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems. 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.