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MS Plates & Sheets

Hot rolled plate for structural work, tanks, shutters and machine bases; cold rolled sheet where the finish matters. Standard 8×4 ft, cut to your size where the job needs it.

Specification

MS Plates & Sheets: sizes and grades we hold

Thickness
0.6 mm to 25 mm
Standard size
8×4 ft, 10×4 ft
Hot rolled
Structural, tanks, bases
Cold rolled
Finish-critical work
Standard
ASTM A36 and equivalent
Cutting
Shearing and gas cutting to size
Typical uses

Uses for MS Plates & Sheets

  • Tank and vessel fabrication
  • Rolling shutters and doors
  • Machine bases and gussets
  • Truck and trailer bodies
  • Base plates and cleats

Plate is priced by weight, so thickness drives cost far more than area. An 8×4 ft sheet at 10 mm is 233 kg on its own — check the weight table before committing to a section.

Hot rolled carries mill scale and is meant for work that will be painted or clad. If the surface will be seen, ask for cold rolled instead.

Quick reference

Weights buyers ask for

Nominal figures at 7,850 kg/m³. For your own sizes use the weight calculator.

MS plate & sheet — weight of one 8×4 ft sheet
Thicknesskg per m²kg per 8×4 ft sheet
1 mm7.8523.3
2 mm15.7046.7
3 mm23.5570.0
5 mm39.25116.7
6 mm47.10140.0
10 mm78.50233.4
How it works

From enquiry to delivery

Four steps, no forms and no account to open.

1

Send the size

WhatsApp the size, grade and tonnage. A photo of the drawing or the old challan works just as well.

2

Get the rate

A per-ton or per-piece figure the same day, with freight quoted separately so you can see both.

3

Confirm and weigh

Material is pulled, tagged and crossed over the weighbridge. The weight on the bridge is the weight on the challan.

4

Loaded and gone

Karachi same or next day where stock allows. Up-country dispatch to Lahore, Multan, Islamabad and beyond.

Questions

Before you order

Most sizes on this page are held. Where something is not, we source it from the mill or the market and tell you the day it lands rather than promising same-day and going quiet.

There is no formal minimum. We sell single lengths and full trailers, though the rate improves with tonnage and freight makes very small out-of-city orders expensive.

Yes, on most sections. Send the cutting list with the enquiry and the cut lengths are quoted with the material rather than added as a surprise afterwards.

WhatsApp the size, grade and tonnage to 0334 8398777. You will have a workable number the same day, and a firm one once we confirm what is on the floor.

Get a rate

MS Plates & Sheets rate in Karachi today

Message the size, grade and tonnage and you will have a rate back the same day. Rates move with the mill and the dollar, so we confirm on the day rather than publish a figure that goes stale by the afternoon.

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