British Standard Sheet Metal Thickness

Continuously hot rolled strip and plate sheet cut from wide strip of non alloy and alloy steels.

British standard sheet metal thickness.

44 560 115 7793 email. Gauge is defined differently for ferrous iron based and non ferrous metals e g. Nominal thickness 3mm 250mm. Swg no inches mm.

Hot rolled steel plates 3 mm thick or above tolerances on dimensions and shape. For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminium is 0 0403 inches thick. Thickness tolerances considerably tighter for alloys 1050a 3103. Because of the varying thicknesses a gauge chart should be used to ensure the metal meets the required dimensions.

Grit blasting prior to galvanizing is usually the most appropriate method and a requirement for a nominal coating thickness of 1000 g m 140 µm has been successfully specified for steel of 6 mm section thickness. Unit 4 yakira buildings 83 sefton lane maghull liverpool l31 8bu. Tolerances on plate less than 600 mm wide shall be agreed at time of enquiry order. Tolerances are given up to 6 5mm thick rather than finishing below 3 0mm.

44 151 526 4777 fax. Wide strip and plate sheet made of stainless steel. Specified minimum yield strength 700 n mm2. Manufacturers standard gauge for sheet steel is based on an average density of 41 82 lb per square foot per inch thick equivalent to 501 84 pounds per cubic foot 8 038 7 kg m 3.

Length and width tolerances these tend to be tighter and are now all on the plus side i e. Nominal width 600mm. There is a normal tolerance and also a special tolerance at some thicknesses and widths. Non alloy and alloy steels including stainless steels with.

Relevant en standards for metal sheets and plates. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. To reflect manufacturing difficulty the tolerances for alloys 5251 5083 6082 are now wider than this although still a little tighter than in bs1470. Sheet metal thickness and british standard wire gauge swg.