Many people ask what the difference is between sheet and plate? Plate starts at 3/16” (7 GA) thickness and can go as thick as 10”. Sheet begins at 1/8” or 11 Gauge up to 30 Gauge. Spirit Metals offers both hot and cold rolled sheets in various sizes.
Gauge/Thickness | Stock Sizes in inches | Wt. Per Sq. Ft. | Wt. Per Sheet | |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 Ga. | 48 x 96 | 5.625 | 180 | |
48 x 120 | 225 | |||
48 x 144 | 270 | |||
60 x 96 | 225 | |||
60 x 120 | 281.3 | |||
60 x 144 | 345 | |||
72 x 120 | 345 | |||
72 x 144 | 405 | |||
72 x 240 | 675 | |||
11 Ga. | 48 x 96 | 5 | 160 | |
48 x 120 | 200 | |||
48 x 144 | 240 | |||
60 x 96 | 200 | |||
60 x 120 | 250 | |||
60 x 144 | 300 | |||
72 x 120 | 300 | |||
72 x 144 | 360 | |||
72 x 240 | 600 | |||
12 Ga. | 48 x 96 | 4.375 | 140 | |
48 x 120 | 175 | |||
48 x 144 | 210 | |||
60 x 96 | 175 | |||
60 x 120 | 219 | |||
60 x 144 | 262.5 | |||
72 x 120 | 262.5 | |||
72 x 144 | 315 | |||
14 Ga. | 48 x 96 | 3.125 | 100 | |
48 x 120 | 125 | |||
48 x 144 | 150 | |||
60 x 96 | 125 | |||
60 x 120 | 156.3 | |||
60 x 144 | 187.5 | |||
16 Ga. | 48 x 96 | 2.5 | 80 | |
48 x 120 | 100 | |||
48 x 144 | 120 | |||
60 x 96 | 100 | |||
60 x 120 | 125 | |||
60 x 144 | 150 |
Gauge | Thickness Inches | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HR AND HRP&O | COLD ROLLED | GALVANIZED | ||||
Dec. Equiv. | Tolerance Range | Dec. Equiv. | Tolerance Deo. | Tolerance Range | ||
Range | Eqiuv. | |||||
7 | 0.1793 | 0.1873 | 0.1793 | 0.1883 | ||
0.1713 | 0.1703 | |||||
8 | 0.1644 | 0.1724 | 0.1644 | 0.1734 | ||
0.1564 | 0.1554 | |||||
9 | 0.1495 | 0.1575 | 0.1495 | 0.1585 | ||
0.1415 | 0.1405 | |||||
10 | 0.1345 | 0.1425 | 0.1345 | 0.1405 | 0.1382 | 0.1472 |
0.1265 | 0.1285 | 1292.0 | ||||
11 | 0.1196 | 0.1276 | 0.1196 | 0.1256 | 0.1233 | 0.1323 |
0.1116 | 0.1136 | 0.1143 | ||||
12 | 0.1046 | 0.1126 | 0.1046 | 0.1106 | 0.1084 | 0.1174 |
0.0966 | 0.0986 | 0.0994 | ||||
13 | 0.0897 | 0.0967 | 0.0897 | 0.0947 | 0.0934 | 0.1014 |
0.0827 | 0.0847 | 0.0854 | ||||
14 | 0.0747 | 0.0817 | 0.0747 | 0.0797 | 0.0785 | 0.0865 |
0.0677 | 0.0697 | 0.0705 | ||||
15 | 0.0673 | 0.0733 | 0.0673 | 0.0723 | 0.0710 | 0.0770 |
0.0613 | 0.0623 | 0.0650 | ||||
16 | 0.0598 | 0.0658 | 0.0598 | 0.0648 | 0.0635 | 0.0695 |
0.0538 | 0.0548 | 0.0575 | ||||
17 | 0.0538 | 0.0598 | 0.0538 | 0.0578 | 0.0575 | 0.0625 |
0.0478 | 0.0498 | 0.0525 | ||||
18 | 0.0478 | 0.0528 | 0.0478 | 0.0518 | 0.0516 | 0.0566 |
0.0428 | 0.0438 | 0.0466 | ||||
19 | 0.0418 | 0.0458 | 0.0456 | 0.0506 | ||
0.0378 | 0.0406 | |||||
20 | 0.0359 | 0.0389 | 0.04 | 0.0436 | ||
0.0329 | 0.0356 | |||||
21 | 0.0329 | 0.0359 | 0.037 | 0.0406 | ||
0.0299 | 0.0326 | |||||
22 | 0.0299 | 0.0329 | 0.034 | 0.0376 | ||
0.0269 | 0.0296 | |||||
23 | 0.0269 | 0.0299 | 0.031 | 0.0346 | ||
0.0239 | 0.0266 | |||||
24 | 0.0239 | 0.0269 | 0.028 | 0.0316 | ||
0.0209 | 0.0236 | |||||
25 | 0.0209 | 0.0239 | 0.025 | 0.0287 | ||
0.0719 | 0.0207 | |||||
26 | 0.0179 | 0.0199 | 0.022 | 0.0247 | ||
0.0159 | 0.0187 | |||||
27 | 0.0164 | 0.0184 | 0.02 | 0.0232 | ||
0.0144 | 0.0172 | |||||
28 | 0.0149 | 0.0169 | 0.019 | 0.0217 | ||
0.0129 | 0.0157 | |||||
29 | 0.0135 | 0.0155 | 0.017 | 0.0202 | ||
0.0115 | 0.0142 | |||||
30 | 0.012 | 0.013 | 0.016 | 0.0187 | ||
0.011 | 0.0127 |
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