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Is 18 gauge steel shelving heavry than 20 gauge steel shelving?
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∙ 14y ago
When referring to steel, the higher the gauge a steel is the thinner it will be. So 20 gauge steel is thinner than 18 gauge steel, which would suggest 18 gauge shelving is heavier than 20 gauge.
The maximum gauge is 30.
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∙ 11y agoThe metal thickness has very little to do with shelf capacity. What is key is how the shelf is formed. For example, a 20 ga. shelf with a double flanged front and rear edge will hold less unit load than a 20 ga. shelf with a tubular flanged shelf on the front and rear edges, but the metal thicknesses are the same.
All shelving should meet the standards & requirements of SMA & ANSI MH 28.2. If it doesn,t you don't know what you're getting.
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