USEFUL TABLES OF WEIGHTS OF IRON AND COMPARISONS OF GAUGES.

Weight of a Superficial Foot of Plate and Sheet Iron.

Plate Iron.
Thickness.Weight
per
square foot.
INCHES.POUNDS.
116in. 212
18 5
316 712
14 10
516 1212
38 15
7161712
12 20
916 2212
58 25
1116 2712
34 30
1316 3212
78 35
1516 3712
1 40
Sheet Iron.
United States Standard Gauge.
Adopted by Congress, to take effect July 1st, 1893.
Number
of
Gauge.
1000’s
of
an Inch.
Weight
per
square foot.
OUNCES
Nearest
fraction of
an inch.
No.1.281180oz.932in.
2.2651701764
3.25016014
4.2341501564
5.218140732
6.2031301364
7.187120316
8.1711101164
9.156100532
10.14090964
11.1258018
12.10970764
13.09360332
14.07850564
15.070459128
16.06240116
17.056369160
18.05032120
19.043287160
20.03724380
21.0342211320
22.03120132
23.028189320
24.02516140
25.021147320
26.018123160
27.0171111640
28.01510164
29.01499640
30.0128180

Weight of One Foot of Round Iron.

Size.Weight pr. Foot.
Lbs.
18in. .041
316 .092
14 .164
516 .256
38 .368
716 .501
12 .654
916 .828
58 1.02
1116 1.24
34 1.47
1316 1.73
78 2.00
1516 2.30
1 2.62
1116 2.95
118 3.31
1316 3.69
114 4.09
1516 4.51
138 4.95
1716 5.41
112 5.89
1916 6.39
158 6.91
11116 7.45
134 8.02
11316 8.60
178 9.20
11516 9.83
210.47
21811.82
21413.25
23814.77
21216.36
23818.04
23419.80
27821.64
323.56
31825.57
31427.65
33829.82
31232.07
35834.40
33436.82
37839.31
441.89
41844.55
41447.29
43850.11
41253.01
45856.00
43459.07
47862.22
565.45
51868.76
51472.16
53875.64
51279.19
55882.83
53486.56
57890.36
694.25

Weight of One Foot of Square Iron.

Size.Weight pr. Foot.
Lbs.
18in. .052
316 .117
14 .208
516 .326
38 .469
716 .638
12 .833
916 1.06
58 1.30
1116 1.58
34 1.87
1316 2.20
78 2.55
1516 2.93
1 3.33
1116 3.76
118 4.22
1316 4.70
114 5.21
1516 5.74
138 6.30
1716 6.89
112 7.50
1916 8.14
158 8.80
11116 9.49
134 10.21
11316 10.95
178 11.72
11516 12.51
2 13.33
218 15.05
214 16.88
238 18.80
212 20.83
238 22.97
234 25.21
278 27.55
3 30.00
318 32.55
314 35.21
338 37.97
312 40.83
358 43.80
334 46.88
378 50.05
4 53.33
418 56.72
414 60.21
438 63.80
412 67.50
458 71.30
434 75.21
478 79.22
5 83.33
518 87.55
514 91.88
538 96.30
512100.80
558105.50
534110.20
578115.10
6120.00