ansi 9standards0 code issues - sheet or plate
 

ansi sheet or plate
i think this is the best place to post this. let me know if this should go into another forum. i was asked if there was a standard that stated material up to a certain thickness is call "sheet" and anything above that thickness is called "plate". i can not recall if there is a standard for this or not. is this a company thing?
scorch
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i think it is a company thing. in college, i heard it said that caterpillar considered anything up to 3" sheet, while boeing considered anything over 1/8" plate.
your thicknesses may vary.
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ben loosli
cad/cam system analyst
ingersoll-rand
below 3/16: sheet
3/16 and above: plate
any mtl spec i look at shows these numbers.
chris
sr. mechanical designer, cad
solidworks 05 sp1.1 / pdmworks 05
there are many astm standards for steel sheet and plate. astm a 635 reflects sheet up to one inch.
john
the asm glossary of terms reports the following:
plate
a flat-rolled metal product of some minimum thickness and width arbitrarily dependent on the type of metal. plate thicknesses commonly range from 6 to 300 mm (0.25 to 12 in.); widths from 200 to 2000 mm (8 to 80 in.).
sheet
a flat-rolled metal product of some maximum thickness and minimum width arbitrarily dependent on the type of metal. it has a width-to-thickness ratio greater than about 50. generally, such flat products under 6.5 mm (1/4 in.) thick are called sheets, and those 6.5 mm (1/4 in.) thick and over are called plates.