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Number of Gauge. | Thickness. | Number of Gauge. | |||
Approximate Thickness in Fractions of an Inch. | Approximate Thickness in Decimal Parts of an Inch. | Weight per Square Foot in Ounces Avoirdupois. | Weight per Square Foot in Pounds Avoirdupois. | ||
0000000 | 1-2 | .5 | 320 | 20. | 0000000 |
000000 | 15-32 | .46875 | 300 | 18.75 | 000000 |
00000 | 7-16 | .4375 | 280 | 17.5 | 00000 |
0000 | 13-32 | .40625 | 260 | 16.25 | 0000 |
000 | 3-8 | .375 | 240 | 15. | 000 |
00 | 11-32 | .34375 | 220 | 13.75 | 00 |
0 | 5-16 | .3125 | 200 | 12.5 | 0 |
1 | 9-32 | .28125 | 180 | 11.25 | 1 |
2 | 17-64 | .265625 | 170 | 10.625 | 2 |
3 | 1-4 | .25 | 160 | 10. | 3 |
4 | 15-64 | .234375 | 150 | 9.375 | 4 |
5 | 7-32 | .21875 | 140 | 8.75 | 5 |
6 | 13-64 | .203125 | 130 | 8.125 | 6 |
7 | 3-16 | .1875 | 120 | 7.5 | 7 |
8 | 11-64 | .171875 | 110 | 6.875 | 8 |
9 | 5-32 | .15625 | 100 | 6.25 | 9 |
10 | 9-64 | .140625 | 90 | 5.625 | 10 |
11 | 1-8 | .125 | - 80 | 5. | 11 |
12 | 7-64 | .109375 | 70 | 4.375 | 12 |
13 | 3-32 | .09375 | 60 | 3.75 | 13 |
14 | 5-64 | .078125 | 50 | 3.125 | 14 |
15 | 9-128 | .0703125 | 45 | 2.8125 | 15 |
16 | 1-16 | .0625 | 40 | 2.5 | 16 |
17 | 9-160 | .05625 | 36 | 2.25 | 17 |
18 | 1-20 | .05 | 32 | 2.00 | 18 |
19 | 7-160 | .04375 | 28 | 1.75 | 19 |
20 | 3-80 | .0375 | 24 | 1.5 | 20 |
21 | 11-320 | .034375 | 22 | 1.375 | 21 |
22 | 1-32 | .03125 | 20 | 1.25 | 22 |
23 | 9-320 | .028125 | 18 | 1.125 | 23 |
24 | 1-40 | .025 | 16 | 1. | 24 |
25 | 7-320 | .021875 | 14 | .875 | 25 |
26 | 3-160 | .01875 | 12 | .75 | 26 |
27 | 11-640 | .0171875 | 11 | .6875 | 27 |
28 | 1-64 | .015625 | 10 | .625 | 28 |
29 | 9-640 | .0140625 | 9 | .5625 | 29 |
30 | 1-80 | .0125 | 8 | .5 | 30 |
31 | 7-640 | .0109375 | 7 | .4375 | 31 |
32 | 13-1280 | .01015625 | 6½ | .40625 | 32 |
33 | 3-320 | .009375 | 6 | .375 | 33 |
34 | 11-1280 | .00859375 | 5½ | .34375 | 34 |
35 | 5-640 | .0078125 | 5 | .3125 | 35 |
36 | 9-1280 | .00703125 | 4½ | .28125 | 36 |
37 | 17-2560 | .006640625 | 4¼ | .265625 | 37 |
38 | 1-160 | .00625 | 4 | .25 | 38 |
 
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