The weight of a 1 inch thick 36" (3 ft) x 96" (8 ft) steel plate with weight 40.8 lb/ft2 (from table above) can be calculated as W = (40.8 lb/ft2) (3 ft) (8 ft) = 979 lb Calculating Steel Plate Weight Weight per sq. feet of hot rolled mild steel plates can be calculated as W = 40.8 t (1)

Note: For mild steel diamond (chequer) / checker plate with a thickness of over 3mm (0.125 inch) (not including the height of the pattern), add about 5kg per square meter weight based on flat MS plate, add about 1.02 pound per square foot based on flat low carbon steel plate. Steel Plate Weight Calculation Formula