Steel Gauge Sheets Hot Rolled Weight Thickness & Order Limits Commercial Quality Plain Carbon Steel

	Thickness in Inches		Lbs./Sq. Ft.
Gauge	Desc Equiv. Thickness Inches	Thickness Inches Order Limits	Weight Equiv. Lbs. / sq ft	Order Limits Lbs. / sq ft

3	.2391	.2465 - .2317	10.	10.312 - 9.988
4	.2242	.2316 - .2168	9.375	9.687 - 9.063
5	.2092	.2167 - .2018	8.75	9.062 - 8.438
6	.1943	.2017 - .1869	8.125	8.437 - 7.813
7	.1793	.1868 - .1719	7.5	7.812 - 7.188
8	.1644	.1718 - .1570	6.875	7.187 - 6.563
9	.1495	.1569 - .1420	6.25	6.562 - 5.938
10	.1345	.1419 - .1271	5.625	5.937 - 5.313
11	.1196	.1270 - .1121	5.	5.312 - 4.688
12	.1046	.1120 - .0972	4.375	4.687 - 4.063
13	.0897	.0971 - .0822	3.75	4.062 - 3.438
14	.0747	.0821 - .0710	3.125	3.437 - 2.969
15	.0673	.0809 - .0636	2.812	2.968 - 2.657
16	.0598	.0635 - .0568	2.5	2.656 - 2.375
17	.0538	.0567 - .0509	2.25	2.374 - 2.125
18	.0478	.0508 - .0449	2.	2.124 - 1.875
19	.0418	.0448 - .0389	1.75	1.874 - 1.625
20	.0359	.0388 - .0344	1.5	1.624 - 1.438