RE: Steel Gauge

["Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>]

> Easy question of the day for those in the dark (me).  How is
> steel gauge
> measured?  If I have a piece of scrap steel, how can I tell
> what gauge it
> is?
>
Scott:

This link http://www.engineersedge.com/gauge.htm will take you to a table of
sheet metal gauges.  As you will see, there are several different standards,
depending upon the material you are measuring.  You'll want the column
headed "Steel Sheet", I should think.


Michael J. Marr, P.E.
Naperville, IL
1960TR3A