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Steel gauge / thickness

  • 03-03-2021 6:53pm
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    caesar
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    Loosely related to construction but wasn't sure where else to post and thought people here might know best.

    Im buying something made from steel box section. It's already fabricated and I've been comparing different options. One says the box section is 80 x 80 x 3mm and the other is 3 x 3 inch 11 gauge steel (which I think makes it ~3mm thick in metric). But the first piece is advertised as 8-gauge which confused me, because would that not make it ~4mm thick steel as opposed to the 3mm they've listed in their box-section measurements. Both the "3mm" and "8 gauge" are referenced in their product description. Have I misinterpreted something here, or is there a difference between how steel gauge is quoted in different jurisdictions? The 3 x 3 inch 11 gauge piece is from the US whereas the 80 x 80 x 3mm 8 gauge is from the UK.


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