Weight of a Superficial Foot of Plate and Sheet Iron.
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| PLATE IRON. |
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| | Weight |
| Thickness. | per |
| | square foot. |
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| INCHES. | POUNDS. |
+----------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1/16 in. | 2-1/2 |
| 1/8 „ | 5 |
| 3/16 „ | 7-1/2 |
| 1/4 „ | 10 |
| 5/16 „ | 12-1/2 |
| 3/8 „ | 15 |
| 7/16 „ | 17-1/2 |
| 1/2 „ | 20 |
| 9/16 „ | 22-1/2 |
| 5/8 „ | 25 |
| 11/16 „ | 27-1/2 |
| 3/4 „ | 30 |
| 13/16 „ | 32-1/2 |
| 7/8 „ | 35 |
| 15/16 „ | 37-1/2 |
| 1 „ | 40 |
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| SHEET IRON. |
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| UNITED STATES STANDARD GAUGE. |
| Adopted by Congress, to take effect July 1st, 1893. |
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| NUMBER | 1000’S | WEIGHT | NEAREST |
| OF | OF | PER | FRACTION OF |
| GAUGE. | an Inch. | square foot. | an inch. |
| | | OUNCES | |
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| No. 1 | .281 | 180 oz. | 9/32 in. |
| „ 2 | .265 | 170 „ | 17/64 „ |
| „ 3 | .250 | 160 „ | 1/4 „ |
| „ 4 | .234 | 150 „ | 15/64 „ |
| „ 5 | .218 | 140 „ | 7/32 „ |
| „ 6 | .203 | 130 „ | 13/64 „ |
| „ 7 | .187 | 120 „ | 3/16 „ |
| „ 8 | .171 | 110 „ | 11/64 „ |
| „ 9 | .156 | 100 „ | 5/32 „ |
| „ 10 | .140 | 90 „ | 9/64 „ |
| „ 11 | .125 | 80 „ | 1/8 „ |
| „ 12 | .109 | 70 „ | 7/64 „ |
| „ 13 | .093 | 60 „ | 3/32 „ |
| „ 14 | .078 | 50 „ | 5/64 „ |
| „ 15 | .070 | 45 „ | 9/128 „ |
| „ 16 | .062 | 40 „ | 1/16 „ |
| „ 17 | .056 | 36 „ | 9/160 „ |
| „ 18 | .050 | 32 „ | 1/20 „ |
| „ 19 | .043 | 28 „ | 7/160 „ |
| „ 20 | .037 | 24 „ | 3/80 „ |
| „ 21 | .034 | 22 „ | 11/320 „ |
| „ 22 | .031 | 20 „ | 1/32 „ |
| „ 23 | .028 | 18 „ | 9/320 „ |
| „ 24 | .025 | 16 „ | 1/40 „ |
| „ 25 | .021 | 14 „ | 7/320 „ |
| „ 26 | .018 | 12 „ | 3/160 „ |
| „ 27 | .017 | 11 „ | 11/640 „ |
| „ 28 | .015 | 10 „ | 1/64 „ |
| „ 29 | .014 | 9 „ | 9/640 „ |
| „ 30 | .012 | 8 „ | 1/80 „ |
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Weight of One Foot of Round Iron.
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| SIZE. | Weight pr. Foot. |
+----------------+---------------------+
| | LBS. |
+----------------+---------------------+
| 1/8 in. | .041 |
| 3/16 „ | .092 |
| 1/4 „ | .164 |
| 5/16 „ | .256 |
| 3/8 „ | .368 |
| 7/16 „ | .501 |
| 1/2 „ | .654 |
| 9/16 „ | .828 |
| 5/8 „ | 1.02 |
| 11/16 „ | 1.24 |
| 3/4 „ | 1.47 |
| 13/16 „ | 1.73 |
| 7/8 „ | 2.00 |
| 15/16 „ | 2.30 |
| 1 „ | 2.62 |
| 1-1/16 „ | 2.95 |
| 1-1/8 „ | 3.31 |
| 1-3/16 „ | 3.69 |
| 1-1/4 „ | 4.09 |
| 1-5/16 „ | 4.51 |
| 1-3/8 „ | 4.95 |
| 1-7/16 „ | 5.41 |
| 1-1/2 „ | 5.89 |
| 1-9/16 „ | 6.39 |
| 1-5/8 „ | 6.91 |
| 1-11/16 „ | 7.45 |
| 1-3/4 „ | 8.02 |
| 1-13/16 „ | 8.60 |
| 1-7/8 „ | 9.20 |
| 1-15/16 „ | 9.83 |
| 2 „ | 10.47 |
| 2-1/8 „ | 11.82 |
| 2-1/4 „ | 13.25 |
| 2-3/8 „ | 14.77 |
| 2-1/2 „ | 16.36 |
| 2-3/8 „ | 18.04 |
| 2-3/4 „ | 19.80 |
| 2-7/8 „ | 21.64 |
| 3 „ | 23.56 |
| 3-1/8 „ | 25.57 |
| 3-1/4 „ | 27.65 |
| 3-3/8 „ | 29.82 |
| 3-1/2 „ | 32.07 |
| 3-5/8 „ | 34.40 |
| 3-3/4 „ | 36.82 |
| 3-7/8 „ | 39.31 |
| 4 „ | 41.89 |
| 4-1/8 „ | 44.55 |
| 4-1/4 „ | 47.29 |
| 4-3/8 „ | 50.11 |
| 4-1/2 „ | 53.01 |
| 4-5/8 „ | 56.00 |
| 4-3/4 „ | 59.07 |
| 4-7/8 „ | 62.22 |
| 5 „ | 65.45 |
| 5-1/8 „ | 68.76 |
| 5-1/4 „ | 72.16 |
| 5-3/8 „ | 75.64 |
| 5-1/2 „ | 79.19 |
| 5-5/8 „ | 82.83 |
| 5-3/4 „ | 86.56 |
| 5-7/8 „ | 90.36 |
| 6 „ | 94.25 |
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Weight of One Foot of Square Iron.
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| SIZE. | Weight pr. Foot. |
+----------------+---------------------+
| | LBS. |
+----------------+---------------------+
| 1/8 in. | .052 |
| 3/16 „ | .117 |
| 1/4 „ | .208 |
| 5/16 „ | .326 |
| 3/8 „ | .469 |
| 7/16 „ | .638 |
| 1/2 „ | .833 |
| 9/16 „ | 1.06 |
| 5/8 „ | 1.30 |
| 11/16 „ | 1.58 |
| 3/4 „ | 1.87 |
| 13/16 „ | 2.20 |
| 7/8 „ | 2.55 |
| 15/16 „ | 2.93 |
| 1 „ | 3.33 |
| 1-1/16 „ | 3.76 |
| 1-1/8 „ | 4.22 |
| 1-3/16 „ | 4.70 |
| 1-1/4 „ | 5.21 |
| 1-5/16 „ | 5.74 |
| 1-3/8 „ | 6.30 |
| 1-7/16 „ | 6.89 |
| 1-1/2 „ | 7.50 |
| 1-9/16 „ | 8.14 |
| 1-5/8 „ | 8.80 |
| 1-11/16 „ | 9.49 |
| 1-3/4 „ | 10.21 |
| 1-13/16 „ | 10.95 |
| 1-7/8 „ | 11.72 |
| 1-15/16 „ | 12.51 |
| 2 „ | 13.33 |
| 2-1/8 „ | 15.05 |
| 2-1/4 „ | 16.88 |
| 2-3/8 „ | 18.80 |
| 2-1/2 „ | 20.83 |
| 2-3/8 „ | 22.97 |
| 2-3/4 „ | 25.21 |
| 2-7/8 „ | 27.55 |
| 3 „ | 30.00 |
| 3-1/8 „ | 32.55 |
| 3-1/4 „ | 35.21 |
| 3-3/8 „ | 37.97 |
| 3-1/2 „ | 40.83 |
| 3-5/8 „ | 43.80 |
| 3-3/4 „ | 46.88 |
| 3-7/8 „ | 50.05 |
| 4 „ | 53.33 |
| 4-1/8 „ | 56.72 |
| 4-1/4 „ | 60.21 |
| 4-3/8 „ | 63.80 |
| 4-1/2 „ | 67.50 |
| 4-5/8 „ | 71.30 |
| 4-3/4 „ | 75.21 |
| 4-7/8 „ | 79.22 |
| 5 „ | 83.33 |
| 5-1/8 „ | 87.55 |
| 5-1/4 „ | 91.88 |
| 5-3/8 „ | 96.30 |
| 5-1/2 „ | 100.80 |
| 5-5/8 „ | 105.50 |
| 5-3/4 „ | 110.20 |
| 5-7/8 „ | 115.10 |
| 6 „ | 120.00 |
Weight per Running Foot of Cast Steel.
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SIZE. | LBS. | SIZE. | LBS.
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1/4 in. Sq.| .213| 1/4 in. Rd. | .167
1/2 „ „ | .855| 1/2 „ „ | .669
3/4 „ „ | 1.91 | 3/4 „ „ | 1.50
1 „ „ | 3.40 |1 „ „ | 2.67
1-1/4 „ „ | 5.32 |1-1/4 „ „ | 4.18
1-1/2 „ „ | 7.67 |1-1/2 „ „ | 6.02
2 „ „ |13.63 |2 „ „ |10.71
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1 × 1/4 | .852| 1/2 in. Oct.| .745
1-1/8 × 3/8 | 1.43 | 5/8 „ „ | 1.16
1-1/4 × 1/2 | 2.13 | 3/4 „ „ | 1.67
1-1/2 × 5/8 | 3.19 | 7/8 „ „ | 2.28
1-3/4 × 3/4 | 4.46 |1 „ „ | 2.98
2 × 1/2 | 3.40 |1-1/8 „ „ | 3.77
„ × 5/8 | 4.25 |1-1/4 „ „ | 4.65
Comparison of Principal Gauges in use.
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| UNITED STATES | STUBBS’ | BROWN & SHARP.
| STANDARD. | BIRMINGHAM. |
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Number.| | Pounds | | Pounds | | Pounds
| 1000’s |per square| 1000’s |per square| 1000’s |per square
| of | foot. | of | foot. | of | foot.
|an inch.| |an inch.| |an inch.|
| | IRON. | | IRON. | | IRON.
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No. 1 | .281 | 11.25 | .300 | 12.04 | .289 | 11.61
„ 2 | .265 | 10.62 | .284 | 11.40 | .257 | 10.34
„ 3 | .250 | 10. | .259 | 10.39 | .229 | 9.21
„ 4 | .234 | 9.37 | .238 | 9.55 | .204 | 8.20
„ 5 | .218 | 8.75 | .220 | 8.83 | .181 | 7.30
„ 6 | .203 | 8.12 | .203 | 8.15 | .162 | 6.50
„ 7 | .187 | 7.50 | .180 | 7.22 | .144 | 5.79
„ 8 | .171 | 6.87 | .165 | 6.62 | .128 | 5.16
„ 9 | .156 | 6.25 | .148 | 5.94 | .114 | 4.59
„ 10 | .140 | 5.62 | .134 | 6.38 | .102 | 4.09
„ 11 | .125 | 5.00 | .120 | 4.82 | .091 | 3.64
„ 12 | .109 | 4.37 | .109 | 4.37 | .080 | 3.24
„ 13 | .093 | 3.75 | .095 | 3.81 | .072 | 2.89
„ 14 | .078 | 3.12 | .083 | 3.33 | .064 | 2.57
„ 15 | .070 | 2.81 | .072 | 2.89 | .057 | 2.29
„ 16 | .062 | 2.50 | .065 | 2.61 | .050 | 2.04
„ 17 | .056 | 2.25 | .058 | 2.33 | .045 | 1.82
„ 18 | .050 | 2.00 | .049 | 1.97 | .040 | 1.62
„ 19 | .043 | 1.75 | .042 | 1.69 | .036 | 1.44
„ 20 | .037 | 1.50 | .035 | 1.40 | .032 | 1.28
„ 21 | .034 | 1.37 | .032 | 1.28 | .028 | 1.14
„ 22 | .031 | 1.25 | .028 | 1.12 | .025 | 1.02
„ 23 | .028 | 1.12 | .025 | 1.00 | .022 | .90
„ 24 | .025 | 1.00 | .022 | .88 | .020 | .80
„ 25 | .021 | .87 | .020 | .80 | .018 | .72
„ 26 | .018 | .75 | .018 | .72 | .016 | .64
„ 27 | .017 | .68 | .016 | .64 | .014 | .57
„ 28 | .015 | .62 | .014 | .56 | .012 | .50
„ 29 | .014 | .56 | .013 | .52 | .011 | .45
„ 30 | .012 | .50 | .012 | .48 | .010 | .40