How thick is 16 gauge steel 

For metal thickness calculation, it’s very confusing to many people that steel sheet thickness is measured using a method that appears counter-intuitive. As regular measurements increase in number, so do weight and thickness. 

In fact, not right in metal thickness calculation! The thickness of the metal sheet stock is measured in Gauge, and Gauge refers back to a system in which the physical measurement properties decrease as the rating number increases.

But the gauge measuring system is the opposite of flexible plastic measurement. When we do the flexible plastic thickness measurements, the physical number increases with an increase in thickness.

Fun-Fact – how thick is 16 gauge steel

It’s excellent information! Few people understand why steel or metal thickness decreases as the gauge increases (i.e., 16 gauge thickness Mild Steel sheet is higher thickness than 20 gauge steel). 

Explanation of 16 gauge steel thickness: The story comes from the early evolution of a steel gauge determination method that used the specific measurement on a 1″ thick steel plate. 

The 1″ thickness of the metal(Steel) was measured by reducing fractions numbers such as 1/14″ thick, 1/16″ thick, 1/20″ thick, and so on. The below number became an easy identifier and eventually was adopted as the “gauge number.” 

Thus, 1/16″ shifted 16 gauge, and 1/20″ shifted 20 gauge. The thought makes sense, but without explanation, the converse number is usually confusing by taking the gauge number and turning it into a fractional format.

Let’s also understand the gauge theory explanation for the calculation of flexible plastic thickness.

When it comes to applying plastic or material, thickness comes into consideration. To find a way to convert plastic flexible film thickness gauge having the relationship between Mil, mm, and gauge unit, check out the plastic gauge thickness chart and calculation formula.

So, what is Plastic Gauge Thickness?

The plastic film thickness is frequently described as Gauge, or calculated in Mil unit, equivalent to a thousand an inch. Other ways to express plastic thickness are including Micron and mm(Millimeter) units. 

It displays the plastic material’s thickness correctly in any place and time; there is a plastic gauge thickness chart to help you move among these units. 

For newcomers to design and making, lots of plastic measurement variations may be confusing; the conversion chart can ensure they find the material’s proper thickness.

Plastic Gauge Thickness Chart – Plastic Film/Sheet Thickness Gauge Conversion

The conversion relationship between these thickness units is: a Mil is 1000 times an inch, and the Gauge is (100) x (Mils). To go from Mils to Microns, it needs to multiply mils x 25.4. 

So the calculation formulas for plastic Gauge are as below.

Mil = 1000 x Inch

Micron = Mil x 25.4

Micron = Gauge x 0.254

Gauge = 100 x Mil

Gauge = Micron x 3.937

Gauge	Mil	Micron	Millimeter	Inch
30	0.30	7.620	0.0076	0.0003
35	0.35	8.890	0.0089	0.0004
40	0.40	10.160	0.0102	0.0004
45	0.45	11.430	0.0114	0.0005
50	0.50	12.700	0.0127	0.0005
55	0.55	13.970	0.0140	0.0006
60	0.60	15.240	0.0152	0.0006
65	0.65	16.510	0.0165	0.0007
70	0.70	17.780	0.0178	0.0007
75	0.75	19.050	0.0191	0.0008
80	0.80	20.320	0.0203	0.0008
85	0.85	21.590	0.0216	0.0009
90	0.90	22.860	0.0229	0.0009
95	0.95	24.130	0.0241	0.0010
100	1.00	25.400	0.0254	0.0010
110	1.10	27.940	0.0279	0.0011
120	1.20	30.480	0.0305	0.0012
130	1.30	33.020	0.0330	0.0013
140	1.40	35.560	0.0356	0.0014
150	1.50	38.100	0.0381	0.0015
160	1.60	40.640	0.0406	0.0016
170	1.70	43.180	0.0432	0.0017
180	1.80	45.720	0.0457	0.0018
190	1.90	48.260	0.0483	0.0019
200	2.00	50.800	0.0508	0.0020
210	2.10	53.340	0.0533	0.0021
220	2.20	55.880	0.0559	0.0022
230	2.30	58.420	0.0584	0.0023
240	2.40	60.960	0.0610	0.0024
250	2.50	63.500	0.0635	0.0025
260	2.60	66.040	0.0660	0.0026
270	2.70	68.580	0.0686	0.0027
280	2.80	71.120	0.0711	0.0028
290	2.90	73.660	0.0737	0.0029
300	3.00	76.200	0.0762	0.0030

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