Hat Channel Thickness

I started with 16 gauge galvinized channel 1 12 x1 12 and bent the hat part of the channel by hand with a hammer.

Hat channel thickness. Purchase locally for your best price Hat Channel is technically known as a 78 Drywall Furring Channel. Furring Channel Section Properties 1 Minimum base metal thickness is 95 of design thickness. Standard lengths are 10 and 12.

Enter your individual measurements and click on calculate. Ultimately hat channels do a great job of creating a very smooth and level surface for people to work with. Members 20 gauge and thicker are engineered for some exterior applications.

Use them to route and insulate wire in humid environments. Pitch between pre-punched screw holes in opposing bottom flanges 5. Special lengths are available.

4 Single spans taken as the minimum span based on moment shear web crippling or deflection. In the 4 step you choose the hat channel to be configured. Use to level uneven surfaces.

An Aluminum Hat Channel allows for even greater thicknesses Hats can be Roll Formed up to of 19 wide in060 thickness and 14 wide with up to a150 thickness. The sheet metal thickness. 25 25TI 30ES 22 20DW 030 mils 20 033 mils 18 16 and 14.

Oriented horizontally and installed at 24 oc. 2 Multiple span indicates two or more equal spans with channel continuous over center support. Compressive Strength 85 psi.