And the thinnest sheets of metal are referred to as foil.
Standard sheet metal plate sizes.
Orrcon steel plate products are supplied in accordance with as nzs 3678 250 350mpa and range from 3mm thickness to 100mm.
Sheet metal is any metal that has a thickness in between 0 5 6 millimetres.
Millimetres mils gauge.
Foils sheets and plates are pretty much the same with the only difference being in thickness.
Factors to consider with sheet metal sizes.
We also offer cut to size service to give you plate and sheet that matches you exact specifications.
There are several factors you should consider when dealing with sheet metal sizing.
There are other measurement units used to categorise metals by thickness though.
Steel sheets and plates are typical stocked in 36 48 and 60 widths and 96 120 and 144 lengths.
A variety of standard thicknesses and sizes are available.
Stainless cut plate may be sheared in thicknesses up to 3 8 and plasma cut in thicknesses over that.
Beyond 0 25 the material is referred to as plate metal.
The weight of a 1 inch thick 36 3 ft x 96 8 ft steel plate with weight 40 8 lb ft 2 from table above can be calculated as.
We also stock checker plate coated and uncoated steel sheet.
Sheet metal is one of the shapes and forms metal can be bought in.
Example weight of steel plate.
Like sheet stainless steel plate comes in standard sizes varying in width from 4 to 8 and in length from 8 to 20 but can also be customized to suit the application.
Generally sheet metal is considered anything thinner than about 0 25.