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12 gauge aluminum sheet' thickness  is 2.052 mm( millimeters). So, the thickness of 12 gauge aluminum sheet and 2mm aluminum sheet is almost the same. This thickness determines its wide application.

what is ‘gauge’

If you want to know the specific information of  12 gauge aluminum sheet, firstly,you need to understand what is ‘gauge’.

Gauge is a way of identifying sheet metal thickness.Different gauge numbers indicate different thicknesses, and different metals with the same gauge number have different thicknesses.

16 gauge steel is 1.519mm thick, but 16 gauge aluminium is 1.290mm thick.

12 Gauge Aluminum Sheet

12 gauge aluminum sheet

How to convert metal gauges to metric units (inches or millimeters)?

Gauges are independent of those metric measurement systems, so if you want to know the specific thickness corresponding to the gauge number of a metal, you need to consult the gauge chart.

The chart below is a complete list of gauge charts for aluminum sheets, we can quickly convert gauges to inches (in), or convert gauges to millimeters (mm).

Aluminum Sheet Metal Gauge Size Chart

Thickness Weight Per Area
Gauge Number in mm lb/ft² kg/m²
000000 0.5800 14.732 8.185 39.962
00000 0.5165 13.119 7.289 35.587
0000 0.4600 11.684 6.492 31.694
000 0.4096 10.404 5.780 28.222
00 0.3648 9.266 5.148 25.135
0 0.3249 8.252 4.585 22.386
1 0.2893 7.348 4.083 19.933
2 0.2576 6.543 3.635 17.749
3 0.2294 5.827 3.237 15.806
4 0.2043 5.189 2.883 14.076
5 0.1819 4.620 2.567 12.533
6 0.1620 4.115 2.286 11.162
7 0.1443 3.665 2.036 9.942
8 0.1285 3.264 1.813 8.854
9 0.1144 2.906 1.614 7.882
10 0.1019 2.588 1.438 7.021
11 0.0907 2.304 1.280 6.249
12 0.0808 2.052 1.140 5.567
13 0.0720 1.829 1.016 4.961
14 0.0641 1.628 0.905 4.417
15 0.0571 1.450 0.806 3.934
16 0.0508 1.290 0.717 3.500
17 0.0453 1.151 0.639 3.121
18 0.0403 1.024 0.569 2.777
19 0.0359 0.912 0.507 2.474
20 0.0320 0.813 0.452 2.205
21 0.0285 0.724 0.402 1.964
22 0.0253 0.643 0.357 1.743
23 0.0226 0.574 0.319 1.557
24 0.0201 0.511 0.284 1.385
25 0.0179 0.455 0.253 1.233
26 0.0159 0.404 0.224 1.096
27 0.0142 0.361 0.200 0.978
28 0.0126 0.320 0.178 0.868
29 0.0113 0.287 0.159 0.779
30 0.0100 0.254 0.141 0.689
31 0.0089 0.226 0.126 0.613
32 0.0080 0.203 0.113 0.551
33 0.0071 0.180 0.100 0.489
34 0.0063 0.160 0.089 0.434
35 0.0056 0.142 0.079 0.386
36 0.0050 0.127 0.071 0.345
37 0.0045 0.114 0.064 0.310
38 0.0040 0.102 0.056 0.276
39 0.0035 0.089 0.049 0.241
40 0.0031 0.079 0.044 0.214

What is the thickness of 12 gauge aluminum sheet?

gauge–>inch

12 gauge aluminum sheet is 0.0808 inches thick

gauge–>mm

12 gauge aluminum sheet’ thickness  is 2.052 mm( millimeters).

So, the thickness of 12 gauge aluminum sheet and 2mm aluminum sheet is almost the same. This thickness determines its wide application.

2Mm Aluminum Sheet

2mm aluminum sheet

What is the weight per unit area of 12 gauge aluminum sheet?

From the red letters in the chart above, we can clearly know:

pounds per square foot

Weight per unit area of 12-gauge aluminum sheet : 1.14 lb/ft²

kilograms per square meter

Weight per unit area of 12 gauge aluminum sheet: 5.567 kg/m²

Weight and thickness of 12 gauge aluminum sheet

Weight per unit area Thickness
1.14 lb/ft² 5.567 kg/m² 18.24 oz/ft² 0.5171 kg/ft² 0.0808 in(inch) 2.052 mm

Specification

Specification of 12 gauge aluminum sheet

Alloy 1050、1060、1100、3003、3004、5005、5052、5754、5083,etc.
Size 4×8′,5×10′,4×10′, 1000 x 2000mm, 1250mm x 2500mm or customized size.
Technology hot rolled ( DC ), cold rolling ( CC ), cast
Packing seaworthy export standard wooden pallet.

12 gauge aluminum sheet manufacturers

Huawei Aluminum is a leader in the manufacture of aluminum rolled products from China, with more than 1,000 employees in China and a large factory of more than 100,000 square meters.

Our aluminum sheet production lines use the world’s most advanced hot and cold rolling mills to produce sheets and coils in many different standards and customer specified alloys

12 Gauge Aluminum Sheet Manufacturers

12 gauge aluminum sheet manufacturers

We manufacture plain alloy rolled sheet, as well as high quality aluminium sheet to the most demanding standards of some of the world’s top aerospace and automotive companies

12 gauge aluminum sheet is equivalent to 2mm aluminum sheet, which is a mass-produced product of our company, with mature production and export experience, welcome your consultation

Application of 12 gauge aluminum sheet

12 gauge aluminum sheet is a regular thickness aluminum sheet, the thickness is close to 2mm. The price of 2mm aluminum sheet is also relatively cheap, and it is widely used in industrial manufacturing.

Aluminum composite panel

12 gauge aluminum sheet aluminum can be easily combined with other materials to make new materials, such as aluminum composite panels, aluminum honeycomb panels, etc., used in indoor and outdoor signs, building cladding, etc.

Aluminum Composite Panel

Aluminum composite panel

Billboards and Signboards

Many billboards and signs we see every day are made of 2mm aluminium sheet of 1000 alloy series. The machining process includes engraving, bending and painting.

12 Gauge Aluminum Sheet Used For Billboards And Signboards

12 gauge aluminum sheet used for billboards and signboards

Curtain wall panel

Different thicknesses of curtain wall panels are selected according to different architectural decoration requirements. Conventional thicknesses are 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm.

The thickness of aluminum sheet for outdoor building decoration is generally 2.5mm and 3mm; the thickness of 2.0mm can be selected for indoor decoration; the thinnest 1.5mm can be selected for indoor ceiling decoration.

12 Gauge Aluminum Sheet For Curtain Wall Panel

12 gauge aluminum sheet for curtain wall panel

Shipbuilding

Marine aluminum plate alloys are 5052, 5083, and 5086. Common thicknesses are 2mm, 3mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm.

So 12 gauge aluminum sheet is also widely used in shipbuilding

12 Guage Aluminum Sheet For Shipbuilding Industry

12 guage aluminum sheet for shipbuilding industry

Car manufacturer

12 gauge aluminum sheet (2mm) 5052 alloy is commonly used for front and rear panels of automobiles.

12 Guage Aluminum Sheet For Car Manufacturer

12 guage aluminum sheet for car manufacturer

12 gauge aluminum tread sheet

12 gauge aluminum tread sheet reduce the risk of slipping and are widely used on stairs, ramps, ambulances, fire trucks and pickups, as well as trailer floors and panels.
12 Gauge Aluminum Tread Sheet

12 gauge aluminum tread sheet

The history of ‘gauge’

What does the gauge of aluminum mean?

The ‘gauge’ system has a long history in metal fabrication.

It likely originated in the UK wire industry before standard and metric measurement systems were widely adopted. At the time, gauge numbers were used to describe the diameter of the wire being drawn.

Sheet-Metal-Gauge

sheet-metal-gauge

Later, adopted by North American metal manufacturers, it became a popular method of identifying sheet metal thickness, also known as the Manufacturer’s Standard Gauge.

Manufacturer’s standard gauges provide the thickness of standard sheet metal such as steel, aluminum, copper, and stainless steel, and the same gauge number for different metal materials represents different thicknesses.

2 popular gauge standards

1) Brown and Sharpe Gage

Also known as American Wire Gauge (AWG), used for most non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and brass

This standard is more popular, widely used, and has an accepted sheet metal gauge chart

2) Birmingham Gauge

In the UK, Birmingham Gauge (BG) is used for metal in strip and tube, and there are standards for zinc, where higher gauge numbers indicate thicker sheets.

This standard is less applicable

Which is thicker gauge 12 or 14?

From the aluminum gauge table above, we can clearly see that the smaller the gauge number is, the thicker the sheet metal is, and vice versa, the thinner the sheet metal is.

Therefore, the 12-gauge aluminum plate is thicker than the 14-gauge aluminum plate.

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