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Why is 10 gauge shower curtain heavier than a 6 gauge but sheet metal and wire it is the other way around?
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The sizes of wire and sheet metal are not based on thickness or weight, but the number of times that the metal has to be drawn through the process to make it any given thickness. The higher the number the more often it has had to be drawn to make it thinner, so "1 gauge" is the original rod "10 gauge" is the same rod after being drawn 10 times.
The sizes of plastics are measured using a micrometer, so the sizes are thicker 1 mil = 1/1000 inch = 25.4 micron = 100 gauge.
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