16 gauge aluminum sheet price

Before figuring out 16 gauge aluminum sheet price, we need to give an explanation to the word “gauge” here. “Gauge” means “measure” in English, with no specific measuring units originally, but it corresponds to some units while being used to express certain objects like aluminum sheets. Here is a form-like relation between some gauges:

16gauge roughly equals 1.65mm

11gauge roughly equals 3.05mm

14gauge roughly equals 2.03 mm

15gauge roughly equals 1.83 mm

From the relationship shown above, we can figure out that the bigger the number before gauge, the smaller when it is transformed into mm unit. Therefore, the 16 gauge aluminum sheet price actually means 1.65mm aluminium sheet price, which is not easy to offer, for so many specifications of aluminium sheet can be related to 1.65mm.

There are roughly six series of aluminium alloys which can be made into sheets: 1xxx, 2xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx. The most frequently applied include 1050, 1060, 1070, 1100, 3003, 3004, 2024, 3005, 3105, 5005, 5052, 5083, 6061, 7075 and so on. The 1xxx series is the cheapest and most widely applied, with poorest hardness and corrosion resistance, and 3xxx and 5xxx have better mechanical properties. The three series can be made into aluminum mirror sheets, brushed aluminium sheets, embossed aluminium sheets and color coated aluminium sheets to cater for the purchasing market. 5083 is regarded as the best marine aluminium plate material. 6061 and 7075 have excellent hardness, used as shells for buses, mold materials and flooring panels etc.

A mature purchaser would tell suppliers about usage, alloy and temper in addition to the information of “16 gauge aluminum sheet price”, for this helps a supplier to recommend the most cost efficient specification for you. For example, if you tell a supplier that you want 3005 H24 16 gauge aluminum sheet, it would be able to give you a price much faster than you simply ask about 16 gauge aluminium sheet price.