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SHEET THICKNESS TOLERANCES
Sheet weights are based on ordered thickness
at 41.82 pounds per square foot per inch thick
|
Gauge No. |
Hot Rolled, HR P&O, Cold Rolled |
|
Galvanized |
Dec. Equiv. |
Tolerance Range HR P&O     CR     |
Lbs. per Sq.Ft. |
|
Dec. Equiv. |
Tolerance Range |
Lbs. per Sq.Ft. |
| 4 |
.2242 |
.2332 .2152 |
|
9.376 |
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
.2092 |
.2182 .2002 |
|
8.748 |
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
.1943 |
.2033 .1853 |
|
8.125 |
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
.1793 |
.1873 .1713 |
|
7.498 |
|
|
|
|
| 8 |
.1644 |
.1724 .1564 |
|
6.875 |
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
.1495 |
.1575 .1415 |
|
6.252 |
|
|
|
|
| 10 |
.1345 |
.1425 .1265 |
.1405 .1285 |
5.624 |
|
.1382 |
.1472 .1292 |
5.779 |
| 11 |
.1196 |
.1276 .1116 |
.1256 .1136 |
5.001 |
|
.1233 |
.1323 .1143 |
5.156 |
| 12 |
.1046 |
.1126 .0966 |
.1106 .0986 |
4.374 |
|
.1084 |
.1174 .0994 |
4.533 |
| 13 |
.0897 |
.0967 .0827 |
.0947 .0847 |
3.751 |
|
.0934 |
.1014 .0854 |
3.906 |
| 14 |
.0747 |
.0817 .0677 |
.0797 .0697 |
3.124 |
|
.0785 |
.0865 .0705 |
3.283 |
| 15 |
.0673 |
.0733 .0613 |
.0723 .0623 |
2.814 |
|
.0710 |
.0770 .0650 |
2.969 |
| 16 |
.0598 |
.0658 .0538 |
.0648 .0548 |
2.501 |
|
.0635 |
.0695 .0575 |
2.655 |
| 17 |
.0538 |
.0598 .0478 |
.0578 .0498 |
2.250 |
|
.0575 |
.0625 .0525 |
2.405 |
| 18 |
.0478 |
.0528 .0428 |
.0518 .0438 |
1.999 |
|
.0516 |
.0566 .0466 |
2.158 |
| 19 |
.0418 |
|
.0458 .0378 |
1.748 |
|
.0456 |
.0506 .0406 |
1.907 |
| 20 |
.0359 |
|
.0389 .0329 |
1.501 |
|
.0396 |
.0436 .0356 |
1.656 |
| 21 |
.0329 |
|
.0359 .0299 |
1.376 |
|
.0366 |
.0406 .0326 |
1.531 |
| 22 |
.0299 |
|
.0329 .0269 |
1.250 |
|
.0336 |
.0376 .0296 |
1.405 |
| 23 |
.0269 |
|
.0299 .0239 |
1.125 |
|
.0306 |
.0346 .0266 |
1.280 |
| 24 |
.0239 |
|
.0269 .0209 |
.999 |
|
.0276 |
.0316 .0236 |
1.154 |
| 25 |
.0209 |
|
.0239 .0179 |
.874 |
|
.0247 |
.0287 .0207 |
1.033 |
| 26 |
.0179 |
|
.0199 .0159 |
.749 |
|
.0217 |
.0247 .0187 |
.907 |
| 27 |
.0164 |
|
.0184 .0144 |
.686 |
|
.0202 |
.0232 .0172 |
.845 |
| 28 |
.0149 |
|
.0169 .0129 |
.623 |
|
.0187 |
.0217 .0157 |
.782 |
| 29 |
|
|
|
|
|
.0172 |
.0202 .0142 |
.719 |
| 30 |
|
|
|
|
|
.0157 |
.0187 .0127 |
.657 |
|
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