Copper Sheet Metal Thickness Chart

Typical sheet sizes are 36 x 120 and 48 x 120.

Copper sheet metal thickness chart.

You can use any number of calipers to measure the thickness of materials or a handy thickness gauge like one pictured below. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Gauge to thickness chart 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. Copper 48 oz 24 oz 20 oz and 16 oz.

Below is a quick guide to help you determine which thickness best suits the needs of your project. Copper sheeting comes in thicknesses ranging from very thin copper foil to thick copper plate. Stainless steel is 0 105 thick aluminum is 0 080 copper is 0 108 and brass is 0 081. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

They might use the wrong metal s gauge chart or pick an obsolete standard when labeling a sheet of material. Copper is typically used for gutters downspouts countertops hoods deco tops and standing seam roofs it also comes in perforated sheets and pre textured hammered sheets. Gague are used to specify the thickness of a metal sheet. Take for instance 12 gauge thickness across the material types listed below.

Keep in mind that some manufacturers distributors and end users get the gauge thickness wrong. Aluminum 0 025 0 032 0 040 0 050 0 063 0 080 1 8 0 125 and 1 4 0 25. Below you will find a chart for metal thicknesses and weights. We stock copper in 16 oz 20 oz 32 oz and 48 oz.

Commonly used metals for manufacturing at our shop are. Cold and hot rolled steel 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.