The gauge of a steel casket is equivalent to the number of steel sheets placed on top of one another to equal the thickness of how many inches?

• A. One
• B. Two
• C. Three
• D. Four

Answer: (A)

Gauge in sheet metal measures thickness, and in the casket trade it’s defined as the number of sheets you would stack to reach one inch of thickness. That one-inch standard is what ties gauge to inches, so the thickness described by the gauge convention is one inch. Remember that lower gauge numbers mean thicker metal, while higher gauge numbers mean thinner metal.