Hvac Sheet Metal Gauge
Galvanized sheet metal ducts from the duct shop s hvac ductwork is manufactured from high quality galvanized steel in 3 foot lengths for easy handling.
Hvac sheet metal gauge. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. Sheet metal gauge size chart gauge or gage sizes are numbers that indicate the thickness of a piece of sheet metal with a higher number referring to a thinner sheet. The master flow 36 in.
One end of each piece is crimped for easy fitting of consecutive joints or to sheet metal fittings and flexible duct. Ductwork sheet metal gauges. Equivalent diameter rectangular and circular hvac ducts equivalent diameter for rectangular and circular ducts air flows between 100 50000 cfm tag search en. Sounds to me that the guy with the 30 gauge may be buying it from a supply house who sells it pre made i dont know to many sheet metal shops who make duct work in 30 i prefer 26 myself and think a sheet metal shop that makes it in house is much better than the pre made.
A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. Ferguson is the 1 us plumbing supply company and a top distributor of hvac parts waterworks supplies and mro products. The equivalent thicknesses differ for each gauge size standard which were developed based on the weight of the sheet for a given material. Galvanized steel flat sheet can be cut to size for a tough hvac job that requires a customized fitting.
As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases. This sheet of 30 gauge galvanized steel has a maximum temperature rating of 390. Shop for sheet metal duct pipe fittings at ferguson.