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Technical Information

All of our materials are purchased from high quality mills both domestic and across the globe. Our mills are all ISO – 9000 certified to ensure quality. Specifications can drive you crazy. These links below are provided to help our customers and prospective customers as a reference.

South State Metals Color Chart

Metric Conversion Table

MEASUREMENT

MULTIPLIER

MEASUREMENT

Millimeter

x .03937

= Inches

Inches

x 25.400

= Millimeters

Meters

x 3.2809

= Feet

Feet

x .3048

= Meters

Kilometers

x .621377

= Miles

Miles

x 1.6093

= Kilometers

Square Meters

x 10.76410

= Square Feet

Square Feet


x .09290

= Square Meters

Square Kilometers


x 247.1098

= Acres

Acres

x .004047

= Square Kilometers

Hectacres

x 2.471

= Acres

Acres

x .4047

= Hectacres

Cubic Centimeters

x .061025

= Cubic Inches

Cubic Inches

x 16.3872

= Cubic Centimeters

Cubic Meters

x 35.314

= Cubic Feet

Cubic Feet

x .02832

= Cubic Meters

Cubic Meters

x 1.308

= Cubic Yards

Cubic Yards

x .765

= Cubic Meters

Liters

x 61.023

= Cubic Inches

Cubic Inches

x .01639

= Liters

Liters

x .26418

= U.S. Gallons

U.S. Gallons

x 3.7854

= Liters

Grams

x 15.4327

= Grains

Grains

x .0648

= Grams

Grams

x .03527

= Ounces Avoirdupois

Ounces Avoirdupois

x 28.350

= Grams

Kilograms

x 2.2046

= Pounds

Pounds

x .4536

= Kilograms

Kilograms Per
Sq. Centimeter

x 14.2231

= Lbs. Per Sq. Inch

Lbs. Per Sq. Inch

x .0703

= Kilograms Per
Sq. Centimeter

Kilogram Per
Cubic Meter

x .06243

= Lbs. Per Cubic Foot

Lbs. Per Cubic Foot

x 16.01890

= Kilogram Per
Cubic Meter

Metric Tons
(1,000 kilograms)

x 1.1023

= Tons (2,000 lbs.)

Tons (2,000 lbs.)

x .9072

= Metric Tons
(1,000 kilograms)

Kilowatts

x 1.3405

= Horse-Powers

Horse-Powers

x .746

=Kilowatts

Sheet Gage, Decimal, Weight

Stainless Steel
Gage to Decimal and Pounds per SQFT

GAGE

DECIMAL

TOLERANCE (+/-)

#/SQFT

26

0.018

0.0015

0.756

24

0.024

0.0015

1.008

22

0.030

0.002

1.260

20

0.036

0.002

1.512

19

0.042

0.003

1.806

18

0.048

0.003

2.016

16

0.060

0.003

2.520

14

0.075

0.004

3.155

13

0.090

0.004

3.780

12

0.105

0.005

4.420

11

0.120

0.005

5.050

10

0.135

0.006

5.697

8

0.165

0.007

7.014

7

0.1875

0.007

7.870

Hardness Conversion Table

BRINELL

ROCKWELL

Dia. in MM
3000 KG. load
10 MM Ball

Hardness No.

C Scale
150KG. Load,
120 Deg.
Diamond Cone

B Scale
100 KG. Load,
1/16" Diam. Ball

2.20

780

70

-

2.25

745

68

-

2.30

712

66

-

2.35

682

64

-

2.40

653

62

-

2.45

627

60

-

2.50

601

58

-

2.55

578

57

-

2.60

555

55

-

2.65

534

53

-

2.70

514

52

-

2.75

495

50

-

2.80

477

49

-

2.85

461

47

-

2.90

444

46

-

2.95

429

45

-

3.00

415

44

-

3.05

401

42

-

3.10

388

41

-

3.15

375

40

-

3.20

363

38

-

3.25

352

37

-

3.30

341

36

-

3.35

331

35

-

3.40

321

34

-

3.45

311

33

-

3.50

302

32

-

3.55

293

31

-

3.60

285

30

-

3.65

277

29

-

3.70

269

28

-

3.75

262

26

-

3.80

255

25

-

3.85

248

24

-

3.90

241

23

100

3.95

235

22

99

4.00

229

21

98

4.05

223

20

97

4.10

217

-

96

4.15

212

-

96

4.20

207

-

95

4.25

202

-

94

4.30

197

-

93

4.35

192

-

92

4.40

187

-

91


4.45

183

-

90

4.50

179

-

89

4.55

174

-

88

4.60

170

-

87

4.65

166

-

86

4.70

163

-

85

4.75

159

-

84

4.80

156

-

83

4.85

153

-

82

4.90

149

-

81

4.95

146

-

80

5.00

143

-

79

5.05

140

-

78

5.10

137

-

77

5.15

134

-

76

5.20

131

-

74

5.25

128

-

73

5.30

126

-

72

5.35

124

-

71

5.40

121

-

70

5.45

118

-

69

5.50

116

-

68

5.55

114

-

67

5.60

112

-

66

5.65

109

-

65

5.70

107

-

64

5.75

105

-

62

5.80

103

-

61

5.85

101

-

60

5.90

99

-

59

5.95

97

-

57

6.00

95

-

56

* Developed by the Iron and Steel Division of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

NOTE: Conversion values vary with variation in composition. These values should, therefore, be considered approximate.