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Armstrong Cork Company, Liberty Street, Lancaster PA 17604 (p. 30)
Barttey Collection, 121 Schelter Road, Prairie View, IL 60069 (p. 149 T, BR) Monte Burch. Rt. #1, Humansville, MO 65674 (p. 44)
Forest Products Laboratories, PO Box 5130,
Heath Company, Benton Harbor, Ml 49022 (p. 149 BL)
Metrie Conversion Charts
LUMBER
Sizes: Metric cross-sections are so close to iheir nearest imperial sizes, as noted below, that to' most purposes Ihey may be considered equivalents.
Length«: (ftetrlc lengths are cased on a 300mm module which is slightly shorter In langlfithan an ImpenaHoot It will Iherefoie be importani 10 check your requirements accurately to the nearest inch and consuli the labie below lo find the metric lengih requited
Areas: The metric area is a square melre Use the following conversion factors when convening from Imperial data: 100 sq feet = 9 290 sty moires
MfTBIC SIZES SHOWN BESIDE NEAREST IMPERIAL EQUIVALENT
SCREW GAUGE
NOMINAL DIAMETER
LENGTH
mm |
Inchai |
mm |
Inchoi |
16« 75 |
% « 3 |
44 X ISO |
14k X 8 |
15* fDO |
V, * 4 |
44 * 175 |
114 X 7 |
16 i 125 |
* X 5 |
44* 200 |
1« X S |
16 K 150 |
Vi* E |
44 * 23S |
tU x S |
19* 76 |
U * 3 |
14 X 250 |
Hi 10 |
19 X 100 |
Hk 4 |
44 * 300 |
m x 12 |
19 i 126 |
W * S |
50 X 75 |
2 x 3 |
19 I 150 |
Í4 x 6 |
60 X 100 |
S X 4 |
22 X 75 |
% * 3 |
60 * 12S |
2 x 5 |
22 > IOC |
Mil 4 |
50 X 150 |
2 x 6 |
22 X 115 |
W* 5 |
50 * 17S |
2 i 7 |
22 * 150 |
1»* 6 |
60 X 200 |
2 x S |
25 X 75 |
1 * 3 |
50 x 225 |
2x9 |
25 * 100 |
1 * 1 |
SO» 2SO |
2 x 10 |
25 X 125 |
1 * 5 |
50« 300 |
3*13 |
35* ISO |
1 * 6 |
$3 * 100 |
214* 4 |
35 ï ITS |
1 X 7 |
63* 125 |
2»* S |
35* 200 |
t I 6 |
63 X 150 |
2Vj x 6 |
35 * 225 |
1 I 9 |
63 * ITS |
2WX 7 |
35* 250 |
1 * 10 |
S3 * 200 |
2V4 x 8 |
25« 300 |
1 I 12 |
63 * 225 |
2Vi x S |
32 I 75 |
IVi * 3 |
75* 100 |
3 ■ 4 |
32 « too |
IVj * 4 |
75 X 125 |
Sx 5 |
32 X 125 |
114 X 5 |
75 * 150 |
3* 6 |
32 * 150 |
IV, * 6 |
75 K 175 |
3x7 |
32 I 176 |
114 I 7 |
75 X 200 |
3 * a |
32 X 200 |
IVix B |
76 > 226 |
3 x 9 |
52x225 |
114 x 9 |
75 X 250 |
3 x 10 |
32 X 250 |
1H * 10 |
75» 300 |
3 x 12 |
33*300 |
m i 12 |
100 X 100 |
4 X 4 |
* 75 |
1« « 3 |
100 X 150 |
4x6 |
3S* 1O0 |
1» x 4 |
100 X 200 |
4x6 |
M* 126 |
114 I 5 |
100 * 250 |
4 * 10 |
M- 16" |
1» " fi |
i no » 300 |
4 * 13 |
36 X t75 |
IVi X 7 |
150* 150 |
5* S |
38* 200 |
i« * a |
ISO* 300 |
e* s |
36 I 225 |
1« X 9 |
150 « 300 |
El 12 |
44 x 75 |
Hi* 3 |
200 * 300 |
B * B |
44 x 100 |
IK X 4 |
250 X 260 |
10 * 10 |
44 I 125 |
1W* 5 |
300 * 300 |
12* 12 |
METBIC LENGTHS | |
t. engins |
Equtv. |
MM |
Pi. a inch»» |
1.0m |
5' ion |
2 1m |
s' 10%" |
2 4m |
7' I0Ü- |
2 7m |
fl 10'i- |
3.0m |
51' 10H |
3.3m |
IO' 9 V |
3.6m |
11' 9ti" |
3.9m |
13' 9Vi" |
4.2m |
13- 9W- |
4.5m |
14' 9«' |
4.8m |
15- 9" |
5.1m |
18' ev |
5.4m |
17- tw |
5.7m |
IS- 8H' |
8.0m |
19' SV |
6.3m |
20' 8" |
8.8m |
31' TO' |
6.9m |
22' 7H- |
7.3m |
33' W |
7 5m |
24" 7V4' |
7.6m |
35' 714* |
All Ihe dimensions are based | |
on 1 inch - 26 |
mm |
NOMINAL SIZE |
ACTUAL SIZE |
(This is whfl1 you : OP ) |
(Thrs is whai vol. gee} |
Inch« mehst | |
1 X 1 |
trt |
1 x 2 |
«XI» |
1 x 3 | |
1x4 | |
1 x6 | |
1x6 | |
1 i 10 |
bx 914 |
1X12 |
tt * 11 Va |
3x3 |
Itíx Iii |
2x3 |
l»*2Vj |
3x4 |
1 X 3Vr |
2*8 |
111*5» |
2*6 |
114x714 |
2* 10 |
IVMflli |
3*12 |
1MX11I4 |
NO. |
Inch |
mm |
inch |
mm |
0 |
0.060 |
1.52 |
ÍU |
4.8 |
1 |
0 070 |
1 70 |
6.4 | |
2 |
0 082 |
2.08 |
t/n |
7.9 |
3 |
0 094 |
2 39 |
3lt |
9 5 |
4 |
o.oioa |
2 74 |
'Itt |
11 1 |
5 |
0 122 |
3.10 |
'Is |
12.7 |
6 |
0136 |
3.45 |
*k |
15.9 |
7 |
0 150 |
3.81 |
19.1 | |
8 |
0.164 |
4.17 |
'It |
22 2 |
9 |
0.178 |
4 52 |
1 |
25 4 |
10 |
0 192 |
4 88 |
IVi |
31 8 |
12 |
0 220 |
5 59 |
IVJ |
38 1 |
14 |
0 248 |
6 30 |
1'li |
44 5 |
16 |
0.276 |
7.01 |
2 |
50 8 |
18 |
0 304 |
7.72 |
27» |
57 2 |
20 |
0 332 |
8 43 |
2Va |
83 5 |
24 |
0.388 |
9.86 |
2 V, |
69.9 |
28 |
0.444 |
11.28 |
3 |
76 2 |
32 |
0 5 |
12.7 |
3V< |
82 6 |
37a |
689 | |||
4 |
101 6 | |||
4Vi |
114.3 | |||
5 |
127 0 | |||
6 |
152.4 |
Dimensions taken trom BS1210. metric conversions are approximate.
BRICKS AND BLOCKS
Standard metric brick measures 215 mm x 65 mmx 112.5. Metric brick can be used with older, standard brick by increasing the mortaring in the joints The sszes are substantially the same, Ihe metric brick being slightly smaller (3.6 mm less in length. 18 mm in width, and 1.2 mm in depth).
Concrete Stock
NAILS
NUMBER PER POUND OR KtLO
LENGTH AND DIAMETER IN INCHES AND CENTIMETERS
Unli |
Common |
CMlng |
Bui |
Finishing |
Si*> |
Cintimurar» |
Otfflimaltn" | |||
2d |
Kilo |
1927 |
2972 |
20 |
1 |
2 S |
068 |
17 | ||
3d |
Pûund Kilo |
I2B9 |
635 1397 |
B35 1397 |
807 1775 |
3d |
1Î |
32 |
102 |
.26 |
43 |
Poufxj Kilo |
316 655 |
173 1041 |
473 9011 |
5« 1306 |
4d |
1 1 |
3.8 |
102 |
26 |
if |
Puund KMC |
371 W6 |
406 B93 |
406 693 |
400 1100 |
5d |
1Í |
1 4 |
102 |
26 |
Kilo |
SMI |
236 591 |
238 559 |
309 680 |
6d |
2 |
5 1 |
.115 |
29 | |
Pound Kita |
163 |
210 462 |
521 |
7d |
2 3 |
S.7 |
115 |
29 | ||
Be |
Pound Kilo |
108 233 |
I4S 319 |
319 |
189 116 |
8g |
21 |
61 |
131 |
33 |
M |
Pound Kitd |
211 |
132 390 |
!3i 290 |
172 398 |
9d |
26 |
70 |
131 |
33 |
10a |
Pound Kilo |
1S2 |
207 |
307 |
121 268 |
10a |
3 |
76 |
•48 |
36 |
12C |
Pound K40 |
64 141 |
BB 194 |
08 191 |
113 249 |
I2d |
3-2 |
63 |
116 |
.36 |
ISd |
Pound Kilo |
108 |
71 156 |
156 |
90 >98 |
I6d |
31» |
89 |
s Jfl |
38 |
SOS |
POUíMl K4o |
31 SB |
52 114 |
52 114 |
62 13B |
!0d |
1 |
102 |
203 |
SI |
30d |
Pound Kilo |
53 |
101 |
101 |
30d |
11 |
114 |
.220 |
68 | |
40S |
Pound Kilo |
18 37 |
77 |
77 |
IOC |
5 |
12 7 |
238 |
60 | |
son |
Pound Kilo |
31 |
60d |
54 |
140 |
267 |
86 | |||
60d |
Pound KJO |
11 21 |
BOd |
6 |
16 2 |
277 |
70 |
390 * 90 mm 390 * 190 mm 440 X 190 mm 440 X 215 mm 440 x 29tTmm
R ap airblock far re pi ae em entofbloekinoldtn stall at lonsls available In these si*as:
44& x 219 (including mortar joints) 397 X 194 (Including mortar pints)
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