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Plates & Sheets

Grades, sizes and the unit each material is priced in.

Overview

What this covers

Plate and sheet are identified by thickness and by sheet size. The distinction between them is broadly one of thickness, and where a specification names one, it is worth quoting that term rather than translating it.

Applications

Typical uses

Base plates, cleats and gussets
Cover plates and closures
Fabrication blanks
Wear and protection plates
Cut shapes where capability is confirmed

Specification

What identifies the material

These are the details a quotation works from. The more you can give, the fewer questions come back.

Thickness in mm
Sheet size, or the cut size you need
Quantity in pieces or weight
Whether cut lengths are required, and to what sizes
Finish, where it matters

Add it

Add to your material list

Add a line to your material list

Size and quantity are what a quotation needs. Everything else helps.

MaterialGrade / classSize / sectionThicknessLength per pieceQuantityUnitCut lengths requiredDeliveryUnloading

Notes

Review material list

Grade, size and availability are confirmed at quotation. Cutting capability, tolerance, minimum length and charges are confirmed during quotation.

Calculate

Work out the weight or quantity

The calculator prints the formula and the density it used, so the figure can be checked.

Theoretical calculated weight only. Calculator results are preliminary estimates for requirement and quotation preparation. They are derived from published geometry and a stated density, and actual weight varies within manufacturing tolerance. Final material specification and structural quantities must follow drawings, BOQ and engineer or project requirements.

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Price

What affects the price

Material and grade
Section size and wall thickness
Quantity
Current market rate
Cut lengths, where required and available
Transport
Unloading arrangements
Cutting to size, where required

We do not publish rates. Current rates are confirmed at quotation because material and transport pricing can change.

Availability

What affects availability

Size and section
Grade or class specified
Quantity required
Whether the size is held or ordered in
Supplier location
Transport availability

Availability varies by grade, size, thickness, length, brand, quantity and specification. Current status is confirmed at quotation. Nothing on this website states stock or a delivery date.

Quotation

What to send with an enquiry

Material and grade or class
Section, diameter, width, height and wall thickness
Length per piece, and whether cut lengths are required
Quantity in the unit you buy
Delivery location and site access
Who unloads at the far end
The date it is needed on site

Avoid

Common mistakes

Ordering full sheets when cut sizes are needed, or the reverse
Not allowing for cutting loss when ordering to a cut list
Underestimating the handling a heavy plate needs on site

Questions

Frequently asked

How is plate weight calculated?

Length × width × thickness × 7850 kg/m³. The calculator handles it and prints the formula.

Can plate be cut to size?

Send the cut sizes with your enquiry and cutting capability, tolerance, minimum length and charges are confirmed during quotation.