Standard Wire Gauge Table
SWG Size in mm Size offered Standard Sheet thicknesses 1 7.620mm 8.0mm 0.5mm 2 7.010mm 6 or 8mm 0.6mm 3 6.401mm 6.0mm 0.7mm 4 5.893mm 6.0mm 0.9mm 5 5.385mm 5.0mm 1.2mm 6 4.877mm 5.0mm 1.5mm 7 4.470mm 5.0mm 2.0mm 8 4.064mm 4.0mm 2.5mm 9 3.658mm 4.0mm […]
Bend Tolerance Chart
Mild Steel and Stainless Steel Material Thickness Ideal V size Min length of fold Fold allowance for this V(~10%) Down 1 V size Min length of fold Fold allowance for this V(~18%) Down 2 V sizes Min length of fold Fold allowance for this V(~27%) Down 3 V sizes Min length of fold Fold allowance […]
Weld Symbols UK
Weld symbols are used for designers to communicate with welders by placing welding information onto drawings as part of a metal fabrication project. Welding Standards BS EN 22553 is the British standard for weld symbols which provides the rules for the symbolic representation of welded, brazed and soldered joints on drawings. This has now been […]
Fabrication Materials List
List of Materials Used in Fabrication Many materials can be used in fabrication. Primarily though, a range of metals are used for projects across a number of sectors. Some of the materials which are used in metal fabrication are: • Mild Steel• Stainless Steel• Brass• Copper• Iron• Titanium• Galvanised Sheet• Zintec• Aluminium More exotic metals […]
