There are many gauge steel in a steel garage. It really depends on the kind of steel garage that you have and what kind of steel that you like to you in that steel garage.
Diameter of an 8 AWG wire is 0.12849 inches. 8 AWG is solid, not stranded.
This depends on where you live; if you live in coastal areas or areas with high humidity levels, you shouldn’t get a wooden garage door. You need to make sure your door fits the local climate in terms of tropical storms as well - there are aluminum wind-resistant doors out there, and they can be great for areas prone to hurricane storms.
Assuming you mean electrically, Copper is roughly 10 times less electrically-resistant than steel. That is probably the best measurement to gauge by for what you are asking.
You can find stainless steel wire online at shop such as Home Depot and Lowes. They both have online stores that you can shop from. There are other online shops that specialize in stainless steel wire such as Malinco and Metal Depot.
Steel is primarily produced from iron ore through a process called smelting in blast furnaces. Other raw materials such as coal or natural gas are also key components in the steel-making process. Additionally, scrap metal from recycled steel is another source of material for producing steel.
The lower the gauge number, the thicker the steel.
The lower the gauge number, the thicker the steel.
I think a steel garage is better than a wood garage because wood can rot and steel can't. Steel is a more reliable choice.
No, 6 gauge steel is thicker than 10 gauge steel. The gauge number decreases as the thickness of the steel increases, so a lower gauge number indicates a thicker steel.
Yes it is.
16 gauge steel is 0.0598in. (1.52mm) and 16 gauge galvanised steel is 0.0635 (1.61). The easy way to remember is 16 gauge is 1.6mm
20 gauge is thicker (the lower the number, the thicker the steel).
Depends on what you are using if for.
11 gauge steel is 0.125 inches thick.
No. The larger the number, the thinner the steel. 16 gauge is the thicker of the two.
GAUGE , is one inch thick of steel or metal. So, take this one inch thick of steel sheet and cut it into 12 equal thickness sheets , you get a 12 gauge steel sheet. Similarly, take this one inch thick of steel sheet and cut it into 14 equal thickness sheets , you get a 14 gauge steel sheet. and so on . So, a 12 gauge steel sheet is thicker than 14 gauge , 14 is thicker than 16 , 16 is thicker than 18 and so on. Wrong!!! See my discussion on this...
They are close but not the same. For example, 14 gauge steel is .0781 inches thick while 14 gauge steel wire is .083 inches thick.