Some common elongation values Description
Elongation
1010 Hot Rolled steel
30-40%
1010 Cold Drawn steel
20-30%
1020 Hot Rolled steel
26%
A36 steel 5/16 to 3.5 thick
23%
A36 steel 9/32 thick
21.75%
A36 steel 4/16 thick
20.5%
A36 steel 7/32 thick
19.25%
A36 steel 3/16 thick
18.%
A36 steel 5/32 thick
16.75%
A36 steel 2/16 thick
15.5%
A36 steel 3/32 thick
14.25%
A36 steel 1/16 thick
13%
A36 steel 1/32 thick
11.75%
Aluminum 3004-H36
5%
Aluminum 5052-H34
10%
Aluminum 5454-H34
10%
HOT ROLLED STEEL THICKNESS CHART REFERENCE MILL DATA MFRS. GAGE REF.
WEIGHT (LB/SQIN)
NEW MIN. TOTAL TOL.
95% MIN.
90% EXPECTANCY
EXPECT.
LOW
HIGH
.375
.103
.362 +.028
.365
.366
.372
2
.067
.238 +.024
.240
.242
.248
3
.064
.227 +.020
.229
.230
.237
4
.061
.215 +.020
.217
.218
.225
5
.057
.200 +.020
.202
.203
.209
6
.052
.185 +.020
.187
.187
.193
7
.048
.171 +.016
.173
.173
.179
8
.044
.156 +.016
.158
.158
.164
9
.040
.142 +.016
.144
.144
.150
10
.036
.126 +.016
.128
.128
.134
11
.032
.112 +.016
.113
.114
.119
12
.027
.097 +.014
.098
.099
.104
13
.023
.081 +.014
.083
.083
.088
14
.020
.071 +.012
.072
.073
.076
15
.018
.063 +.012
.064
.064
.068
16
.016
.056 +.008
.057
.057
.061
COLD ROLLED STEEL THICKNESS CHART REFERENCE MILL DATA MFRS. GAGE REF.
WEIGHT (LB/SQIN)
NEW MIN. TOTAL TOL.
95% MIN.
90% EXPECTANCY
EXPECT.
LOW
HIGH
9
.040
.142 +.012
.143
.144
.148
10
.036
.126 +.012
.127
.128
.132
11
.032
.112 +.012
.113
.114
.118
12
.027
.097 +.012
.098
.098
.102
13
.023
.081 +.010
.082
.082
.086
14
.020
.071 +.010
.072
.072
.075
15
.018
.063 +.010
.064
.064
.067
16
.016
.056 +.008
.057
.057
.060
17
.014
.050 +.008
.051
.051
.053
18
.012
.044 +.008
.045
.045
.047
19
.011
.038 +.006
.038
.039
.041
20
.009
.033 +.006
.033
.034
.035
23
.007
.024 +.006
.024
.025
.026
24
.006
.021 +.006
.021
.022
.024
25
.005
.018 +.004
.018
.019
.020
GALV. COMMERCIAL H.S. OR STRUCTURAL STEEL THICKNESS CHART REFERENCE MILL DATA MFRS. GAGE REF.
WEIGHT (LB/SQIN)
NEW MIN. TOTAL TOL.
95% MIN.
90% EXPECTANCY
EXPECT.
LOW
HIGH
7
.045
.160 +.018
.161
.162
.167
8
.044
.156 +.018
.157
.158
.162
9
.040
.142 +.018
.143
.144
.148
10
.036
.126 +.018
.127
.128
.132
11
.032
.112 +.018
.113
.114
.118
12
.027
.097 +.016
.098
.099
.102
13
.023
.081 +.016
.082
.083
.086
14
.020
.071 +.016
.072
.073
.075
15
.018
.063 +.012
.064
.064
.067
16
.016
.056 +.010
.057
.057
.060
17
.014
.050 +.010
.051
.051
.054
18
.012
.044 +.010
.045
.045
.048
19
.011
.038 +.008
.039
.039
.042
20
.009
.033 +.008
.033
.034
.036
23
.007
.024 +.006
.024
.025
.026
24
.006
.021 +.006
.021
.022
.024
25
.005
.018 +.006
.018
.019
.020
STAINLESS STEEL THICKNESS CHART
REFERENCE MILL DATA MFRS. GAGE REF.
WEIGHT (LB/SQIN)
NEW MIN. TOTAL TOL.
95% MIN.
90% EXPECTANCY
EXPECT.
LOW
HIGH
6
.052
.185 +.014
.187
.187
.193
7
.048
.171 +.014
.173
.173
.179
8
.044
.156 +.014
.157
.158
.164
9
.040
.142 +.012
.143
.144
.148
10
.036
.126 +.010
.127
.128
.132
11
.032
.112 +.010
.113
.114
.118
12
.027
.097 +.008
.098
.098
.102
13
.023
.081 +.008
.082
.082
.086
14
.020
.071 +.006
.072
.072
.075
15
.018
.063 +.006
.064
.064
.066
16
.016
.056 +.006
.057
.057
.059
17
.014
.050 +.006
.051
.051
.053
18
.012
.044 +.006
.045
.045
.047
19
.011
.038 +.004
.039
.039
.040
20
.009
.033 +.004
.033
.034
.035
23
.007
.024 +.003
.024
.025
.026
24
.006
.021 +.003
.021
.022
.023
25
.005
.018 +.003
.018
.019
.020
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for errors in this program. It's as good as I can make it. But I'm human I make mistakes. From: Joe Mansheim 5/11/99