Steel plate weight and nesting yield
You pay for the sheet, not the part. This gives plate weight, the sheet it nests on, and how much of that sheet you are actually buying — plus a warning when the thickness is one nobody stocks.
Total weight
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- Weight each
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- Area each
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- Parts per sheet
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- Sheets required
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- Nesting yield
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- Material you pay for
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- Estimated cost
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How this is calculated
Weight is length × width × thickness × density. Nesting is a simple grid fit in both orientations — a real nest with common-line cutting and mixed parts does better, so treat the yield figure as a floor rather than a forecast.
The stocked-thickness check compares against the sizes normally held by service centres: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 100 mm. A thickness outside that list usually means a mill order and six to twelve weeks, which is why material rather than shop capacity is the most common critical path — see plate availability is what sets your lead time.
Grade selection barely affects stiffness and considerably affects availability; the comparison is in choosing a steel grade for a machine frame.
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Free to quote, reference or link with attribution. The calculation method is stated above so it can be checked rather than taken on trust.