Determine Steel Plate Weight & Overhang

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)