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<section version="3.1" id="pl-1" category="PL">
  <designation>PL 1</designation>
  <name>Plate 25.4 mm (1 in) (per 1000 mm width)</name>
  <shape>PL</shape>
  <productStandard ref="ASTM-A6"/>
  <dimensions>
    <dim key="t" unit="mm" label="Thickness" status="UNVERIFIED">25.4</dim>
    <dim key="width" unit="mm" label="Plate width (reference strip)" status="CALCULATED">1000</dim>
  </dimensions>
  <properties>
    <prop key="A" unit="mm2" label="Gross area" status="CALCULATED">25400</prop>
    <prop key="mass" unit="kg/m" label="Mass per metre" status="CALCULATED" note="Equals kg/m² of plate for a 1000 mm strip">199.39</prop>
    <prop key="extArea" unit="m2/m" label="External surface area" status="CALCULATED" note="Two faces of a 1000 mm strip per metre run (edges excluded)">2</prop>
  </properties>
  <source>
    <publisher>Pending verification – nominal dimensions entered by the application developer</publisher>
    <document>ASTM A6/A6M (plates)</document>
    <edition/>
    <publicationYear/>
    <pageReference/>
    <lastUpdated>2026-10-12</lastUpdated>
    <verificationStatus>UNVERIFIED</verificationStatus>
    <notes>Reference strip 1000 mm wide: mass per metre equals mass per square metre of plate. Thickness tolerance per ASTM A6/A6M (plates) not included.</notes>
  </source>
  <tags>
    <tag>popular</tag>
  </tags>
</section>
