18 Gage Stainless Steel Sheets

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18 gage stainless steel sheets.

304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. Hillman 12 in x 18 in steel solid sheet metal. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. For full table with stainless steel aluminum strip and tubing rotate the screen.

2205 stainless steel resists cracking even when faced with a combination of tensile stress corrosive chemicals and heat. This type of stainless sheet thickness provides excellent corrosion resistance for both industrial and marine applications. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments. Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire either in diameter or in cross sectional area.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. Also known as duplex stainless steel it has twice the strength of 316 stainless steel. The brown and sharpe gage also known as the american wire gage awg is used for most non ferrous metals such as aluminum and brass. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.

Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum and strip tubing. Aisi 304 304l astm a240 ams 5513 5511. The manufacturers standard gage provides the thicknesses for standard steel galvanized steel and stainless steel. Ryerson stocks many varieties of stainless steel sheet including 304 stainless steel the most popular of the stainless steels.

Use it for high pressure applications in caustic environments.