steel

[coxy]

does anyone know how much a 4x8 sheet of 3/16 weights

[sandsawmill14]

should be in the neighborhood of 240-250 lbs i think

[2308500]

7.5  lbs/sq.ft.

[gspren]

  onlinemetals has an easy to use weight calculator for most shapes and types of metal.

[ehp]

depends on what type of steel but my says normal sheet steel is 244 pounds

[Gary_C]

Any steel that thick is called hot rolled plate not sheet and it comes in 7 gauge (0.1793), not 3/16 (0.1875). You can order it in any thickness from 0.1719 to 0.1868 but you may have to buy a truckload to get any specified thickness.

The standard 7 gauge HR weighs 7.5 lbs per sq ft so a 48 X 96 plate would weigh 240 lbs.

[coxy]

so does 50cents a pound sound like a good price

[mike_belben]

Thats a deal on new sheet which is typically closer to $1/lb

30cents/lb is about right for rusty used stuff from scrapyards.  Thats about double of theyre getting right now on the prepared end after processing.

[coxy]

its brand new   I have a friend in a steel shop thats getting it for me  but I never got full sheets of it before I'm using it to reline my out side wood stoves just for my piece of mind we did one a few years ago worked great not to thick but hopefully it will out last me or at least till I get to old to cut wood  ;D

[mike_belben]

Yes 50cents/lb for new steel is a steal. 

[OH logger]

Yes 50cents/lb for new steel is a steal. 

do you mean steel...or stihl...or steal??   :D

[mike_belben]

Yes!

[coxy]

Yes 50cents/lb for new steel is a steal. 

do you mean steel...or stihl...or steal??   :D

all but the last 2 and I hate them both