Difference between revisions of "Steel Plate"
m |
Cryptkeeper (talk | contribs) m (Added section on "Size & Weight") |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
Basic construction component. Purveyor of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter's_law Hofstadter's Law]; you will always need more of these than you expect, even if you account for Hofstadter's Law. | Basic construction component. Purveyor of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter's_law Hofstadter's Law]; you will always need more of these than you expect, even if you account for Hofstadter's Law. | ||
| + | ==Size & Weight== | ||
| + | A single steel plate weighs 20kg, and is equal to 1 small light armor block. A small light armor block has a surface area of 6x(0.5m x 0.5m) = 6x(0.25m) = 1.5m<sup>2</sup>. | ||
| + | Given these values, plus the generally accepted density of steel of 7.85g/cm<sup>3</sup> [http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/KarenSutherland.shtml], we can calculate the thickness (or "guage") of the steel plate using this formula [http://www.thyssenkruppaerospace.com/materials/steel/steel-sheet-plate/weight-calculations.html]. | ||
| + | <code>weight (kg) = density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) x thickness (mm) x width (m) x length (m)</code><br> | ||
| + | Rearranging to obtain thickness:<br> | ||
| + | <code>thickness (mm) = weight (kg) / density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) / width (m) / length (m)</code><br> | ||
| + | <code>thickness = 20kg / 7.85g/cm<sup>3</sup> / 0.5m / 3m</code> - ''(using length = 3m, because this is equal to 6x 0.5x0.5 plates placed in a line)<br>'' | ||
| + | <code>thickness = 1.698514mm = ~1.7mm</code> | ||
| + | Theses calculations hold true for the large light armor block as well, where the 25-fold increase in steel plate count reflects the 25-fold increase in surface area. | ||
| − | + | It should be noted that the accepted definition of "steel plate" is steel with a guage greater than 6mm. Anything from 0.2mm to 6mm is "steel sheet" (<0.2mm is "steel foil"). | |
| − | + | Given that the steel plate in Space Engineers has a guage of around 1.7mm, it is actually "steel sheet", not "steel plate". | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==Ship and Station part Recipes== | ==Ship and Station part Recipes== | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 12 October 2015
This article is a
Basic construction component. Purveyor of Hofstadter's Law; you will always need more of these than you expect, even if you account for Hofstadter's Law.
Size & Weight
A single steel plate weighs 20kg, and is equal to 1 small light armor block. A small light armor block has a surface area of 6x(0.5m x 0.5m) = 6x(0.25m) = 1.5m2. Given these values, plus the generally accepted density of steel of 7.85g/cm3 [1], we can calculate the thickness (or "guage") of the steel plate using this formula [2].
weight (kg) = density (g/cm3) x thickness (mm) x width (m) x length (m)
Rearranging to obtain thickness:
thickness (mm) = weight (kg) / density (g/cm3) / width (m) / length (m)
thickness = 20kg / 7.85g/cm3 / 0.5m / 3m - (using length = 3m, because this is equal to 6x 0.5x0.5 plates placed in a line)
thickness = 1.698514mm = ~1.7mm
Theses calculations hold true for the large light armor block as well, where the 25-fold increase in steel plate count reflects the 25-fold increase in surface area.
It should be noted that the accepted definition of "steel plate" is steel with a guage greater than 6mm. Anything from 0.2mm to 6mm is "steel sheet" (<0.2mm is "steel foil"). Given that the steel plate in Space Engineers has a guage of around 1.7mm, it is actually "steel sheet", not "steel plate".
Ship and Station part Recipes
These are ship and station part recipes that use Steel Plates:
