As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.
Amd sheet metal thickness.
The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements.
In most of the world sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters.
A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.
What thickness or gauge is standard automotive sheetmetal on american vehicles such as a door skin or fender skin.
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In the u s the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional non linear measure known as its gauge.
Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness.
Amd auto parts are an accurate reproduction of the factory original.
Panel thickness difference is big goodmark measured 039 and amd is 047.
I think the oem panels measure somewhere in the middle.
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There are several different gauge systems used today with specific gauge designations used for specific metal types.
Thanks for any info.
Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.
For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.
The larger the gauge number the thinner the metal.
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The stamping in the doorjamb area is better on the goodmark but the overall quality straightness goes to amd.
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A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.
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