Sheet metal

Introduction
 A piece of metal whose thickness is between 0.006(0.15 mm) and 0.25 inches
(6.35 mm).
 Anything thinner is referred to as a foil and thicker is considered as a plate.
Sheet thickness is generally measured in gauge. The gauge of sheet metal ranges
from 30 gauge to about 8 gauge. Greater the gauge number, thinner the sheet of
metal.
 Sheet metal can be cut, bent and stretched into nearly any shape.
 There are many different metals that can be made into sheet metal, such as
aluminium, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium.
 Generally two types of operations are performed- forming and cutting.