Aluminium gauge, hangata ho thoeng ke the “tekanyo” ea aluminium, ke tekanyo ea botenya kapa bophara ba letlapa kapa terata. Ke mokhoa o tloaelehileng oa ho hlakisa botenya ba lisebelisoa tsa aluminium mme o sebelisoa liindastering tse fapaneng, ho kenyeletsa kaho, tlhahiso, le mosebetsi oa tšepe.

United States, litlhaloso tsa aluminium hangata li hlahisoa ka boleng ba linomoro, ho tloha ho linomoro tse tlase ho isa ho tse phahameng. Nomoro ea gauge e phahame, e mosesane letlapa kapa terata ya aluminium. Ka lehlakoreng le leng, linomoro tsa gauge tse tlase li bonts'a thepa e teteaneng ea aluminium. Ka mohlala:
12 aluminium gauge e tenya ho feta 16 aluminium e lekanyang.
18 aluminium gauge e tšesaane ho feta 14 aluminium e lekanyang.

Botenya bo bonts'itsoeng ke sekala sa aluminium ke eng? Nka a 12 letlapa la aluminium gauge e le mohlala. Ke lisenthimithara tse kae 12 aluminium e lekanyang?
Botenya ba 12 poleiti ea aluminium ea gauge e batla e lekana 0.0808 lisenthimithara kapa 2.05 mm.