16 gauge stainless thickness

Stainless sheet metal gauge is a system used to identify the nominal thickness of stainless steel sheet. In commonly referenced U.S. gauge conventions, a lower gauge number represents thicker stainless sheet, while a higher gauge number represents thinner material. For example, 16-gauge stainless steel is approximately 0.0598 inches, or 1.52 mm, thick. However, gauge numbers…