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The bending strength of steel increases by approximately the square of its thickness. 12-gauge (. 106) steel is 2.86 times stronger than 14-gauge (. 075), even though it is only .
Hereof, what weight can 12 gauge steel hold?
Wire Gauges and Sheet Metal Gauges / Weights Ga = Gauge | Wgt = Weight
| Ga# | Sheet Steel | Galvanized Steel |
|---|---|---|
| Ga (in.) | Wgt (lb/ft2) | |
| 12 | 0.1046 | 4.531 |
| 11 | 0.1196 | 5.156 |
| 10 | 0.1345 | 5.781 |
Keeping this in view, is 10 gauge or 12 gauge steel stronger?
250) steel is over nine times stronger than one made from 11-gauge (. 120) steel. A door made from 10-gauge (. 135) steel is over twice as strong as one made from 12-gauge (.
2mm is about 16 Ga, I fabricated a lot of light railings and other items from 16 Ga. steel of about 30 kips in strength. In a column it is quite strong but if the column is 30 feet tall and the square tube is only 1″ it will collapse with out much weight on it.