2015 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 6 - Weights and Measures and Standard Time (Sections 201 - 267)
Subchapter III - Standard Gauge for Iron and Steel (Sections 206 - 208)
Sec. 206 - Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 6 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME SUBCHAPTER III - STANDARD GAUGE FOR IRON AND STEEL Sec. 206 - Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel |
Contains | section 206 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, §1, 27 Stat. 746. |
Statutes at Large References | 27 Stat. 746 |
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For the purpose of securing uniformity the following is established as the only standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel in the United States of America, namely:
Number of gauge | Approximate thickness in fractions of an inch | Approximate thickness in decimal parts of an inch | Approximate thickness in millimeters | Weight per square foot in ounces avoirdupois | Weight per square foot in pounds avoirdupois | Weight per square foot in kilograms | Weight per square meter in kilograms | Weight per square meter in pounds avoirdupois |
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0000000 | 1/2 | .5 | 12.7 | 320 | 20.00 | 9.072 | 97.65 | 215.28 |
000000 | 15/32 | .46875 | 11.90625 | 300 | 18.75 | 8.505 | 91.55 | 201.82 |
00000 | 7/16 | .4375 | 11.1125 | 280 | 17.50 | 7.983 | 85.44 | 188.37 |
0000 | 13/32 | .40625 | 10.31875 | 260 | 16.25 | 7.371 | 79.33 | 174.91 |
000 | 3/8 | .375 | 9.525 | 240 | 15 | 6.804 | 73.24 | 161.46 |
00 | 11/32 | .34375 | 8.73125 | 220 | 13.75 | 6.237 | 67.13 | 148.00 |
0 | 5/16 | .3125 | 7.9375 | 200 | 12.50 | 5.67 | 61.03 | 134.55 |
1 | 9/32 | .28125 | 7.14375 | 180 | 11.25 | 5.103 | 54.93 | 121.09 |
2 | 17/64 | .265625 | 6.746875 | 170 | 10.625 | 4.819 | 51.88 | 114.37 |
3 | 1/4 | .25 | 6.35 | 160 | 10 | 4.536 | 48.82 | 107.64 |
4 | 15/64 | .234375 | 5.953125 | 150 | 9.375 | 4.252 | 45.77 | 100.91 |
5 | 7/32 | .21875 | 5.55625 | 140 | 8.75 | 3.969 | 42.72 | 94.18 |
6 | 13/64 | .203125 | 5.159375 | 130 | 8.125 | 3.685 | 39.67 | 87.45 |
7 | 3/16 | .1875 | 4.7625 | 120 | 7.5 | 3.402 | 36.62 | 80.72 |
8 | 11/64 | .171875 | 4.365625 | 110 | 6.875 | 3.118 | 33.57 | 74.00 |
9 | 5/32 | .15625 | 3.96875 | 100 | 6.25 | 2.835 | 30.52 | 67.27 |
10 | 9/64 | .140625 | 3.571875 | 90 | 5.625 | 2.552 | 27.46 | 60.55 |
11 | 1/8 | .125 | 3.175 | 80 | 5 | 2.268 | 24.41 | 53.82 |
12 | 7/64 | .109375 | 2.778125 | 70 | 4.375 | 1.984 | 21.36 | 47.09 |
13 | 3/32 | .09375 | 2.38125 | 60 | 3.75 | 1.701 | 18.31 | 40.36 |
14 | 5/64 | .078125 | 1.984375 | 50 | 3.125 | 1.417 | 15.26 | 33.64 |
15 | 9/128 | .0703125 | 1.7859375 | 45 | 2.8125 | 1.276 | 13.73 | 30.27 |
16 | 1/16 | .0625 | 1.5875 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.134 | 12.21 | 26.91 |
17 | 9/160 | .05625 | 1.42875 | 36 | 2.25 | 1.021 | 10.99 | 24.22 |
18 | 1/20 | .05 | 1.27 | 32 | 2 | .9072 | 9.765 | 21.53 |
19 | 7/160 | .04375 | 1.11125 | 28 | 1.75 | .7938 | 8.544 | 18.84 |
20 | 3/80 | .0375 | .9525 | 24 | 1.50 | .6804 | 7.324 | 16.15 |
21 | 11/320 | .034375 | .873125 | 22 | 1.375 | .6237 | 6.713 | 14.80 |
22 | 1/32 | .03125 | .793750 | 20 | 1.25 | .567 | 6.103 | 13.46 |
23 | 9/320 | .028125 | .714375 | 18 | 1.125 | .5103 | 5.493 | 12.11 |
24 | 1/40 | .025 | .635 | 16 | 1 | .4536 | 4.882 | 10.76 |
25 | 7/320 | .021875 | .555625 | 14 | .875 | .3969 | 4.272 | 9.42 |
26 | 3/160 | .01875 | .47625 | 12 | .75 | .3402 | 3.662 | 8.07 |
27 | 11/640 | .0171875 | .4365625 | 11 | .6875 | .3119 | 3.357 | 7.40 |
28 | 1/64 | .015625 | .396875 | 10 | .625 | .2835 | 3.052 | 6.73 |
29 | 9/640 | .0140625 | .3571875 | 9 | .5625 | .2551 | 2.746 | 6.05 |
30 | 1/80 | .0125 | .3175 | 8 | .5 | .2268 | 2.441 | 5.38 |
31 | 7/640 | .0109375 | .2778125 | 7 | .4375 | .1984 | 2.136 | 4.71 |
32 | 13/1280 | .01015625 | .25796875 | 6½ | .40625 | .1843 | 1.983 | 4.37 |
33 | 3/320 | .009375 | .238125 | 6 | .375 | .1701 | 1.831 | 4.04 |
34 | 11/1280 | .00859375 | .21828125 | 5½ | .34375 | .1559 | 1.678 | 3.70 |
35 | 5/640 | .0078125 | .1984375 | 5 | .3125 | .1417 | 1.526 | 3.36 |
36 | 9/1280 | .00703125 | .17859375 | 4½ | .28125 | .1276 | 1.373 | 3.03 |
37 | 17/2560 | .006640625 | .168671875 | 4¼ | .265625 | .1205 | 1.297 | 2.87 |
38 | 1/160 | .00625 | .15875 | 4 | .25 | .1134 | 1.221 | 2.69 |
The same and no other shall be used in determining duties and taxes levied by the United States of America on sheet and plate iron and steel. But this subchapter shall not be construed to increase duties upon any articles which may be imported.
(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, §1, 27 Stat. 746.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this act", meaning act Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, 27 Stat. 746, which is classified to sections 206 to 208 of this title.
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