Weight and Overhang Table
Steel Plate
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| Steel Sheet and Plate Gauge | Decimal Equivalent inches |
Weight lb/sq ft |
Overhang ‘L’ | |||
| 2 inch Deflection | 5 inch Deflection | |||||
| in. | (cm) | in. | (cm) | |||
| 26 | 0.0179 | 0.75 | 14 | (35.5) | 18 | (45.7) |
| 24 | 0.0239 | 1.00 | 17 | (43.2) | 21 | (53.3) |
| 22 | 0.0299 | 1.25 | 19 | (48.3) | 24 | (61.0) |
| 20 | 0.0359 | 1.50 | 20 | (50.8) | 26 | (66.0) |
| 19 | 0.0418 | 1.75 | 22 | (55.9) | 28 | (71.1) |
| 18 | 0.0478 | 2.00 | 24 | (61.0) | 30 | (76.2) |
| 16 | 0.0598 | 2.50 | 26 | (66.0) | 33 | (83.8) |
| 14 | 0.0747 | 3.13 | 30 | (76.2) | 37 | (94.0) |
| 13 | 0.0897 | 3.75 | 32 | (81.3) | 41 | (104.1) |
| 12 | 0.1046 | 4.38 | 35 | (88.9) | 44 | (111.8) |
| 11 | 0.1196 | 5.00 | 37 | (94.0) | 47 | (119.4) |
| 10 | 0.1345 | 5.63 | 40 | (101.6) | 50 | (127.0) |
| 8 | 0.1644 | 6.88 | 44 | (111.8) | 55 | (139.7) |
| 7 | 0.1793 | 7.50 | 46 | (116.8) | 58 | (147.3) |
| 3/16 | 0.1875 | 7.66 | 47 | (119.4) | 59 | (149.9) |
| 1/4 | 0.2500 | 10.21 | 54 | (137.2) | 68 | (172.7) |
| 5/16 | 0.3125 | 12.76 | 60 | (152.4) | 76 | (193.0) |
| 3/8 | 0.3750 | 15.32 | 66 | (167.6) | 84 | (213.4) |
| 7/16 | 0.4375 | 17.87 | 72 | (182.9) | 90 | (228.6) |
| 1/2 | 0.5000 | 20.42 | 77 | (195.6) | 97 | (246.4) |
| 9/16 | 0.5625 | 22.97 | 81 | (205.7) | 103 | (261.6) |
| 5/8 | 0.6250 | 25.53 | 86 | (218.4) | 108 | (274.3) |
| 11/16 | 0.6875 | 28.05 | 90 | (228.6) | 113 | (287.0) |
| 3/4 | 0.7500 | 30.63 | 94 | (238.8) | 118 | (299.7) |
| 7/8 | 0.8750 | 35.74 | 101 | (256.5) | 128 | (325.1) |
| 1 | 1.0000 | 40.84 | 108 | (274.3) | 137 | (348.0) |
| * Use this table for carbon steel sheet and plate | ||||||
