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Flat ground stock: Sheffield Gauge Plate

At Edcon Steel, we only stock the best steel products on the market. We only source from reputable suppliers known for their excellence, which sometimes means sourcing internationally.

Sheffield Gauge Plate (SGP) is one such supplier, and we’ve built a trusted partnership with them over the years. Here, we delve into the business and its high-quality product offerings so you know more about what you’re buying.

Sheffield Gauge Plate

Based in the UK, Sheffield Gauge Plate (SGP) is known as one of the leading suppliers of gauge plate (also known as flat ground stock) in the world. While SGP has been trading under the name for around 20 years, gauge plate has been produced on its premises for over 40 years.

SGP’s gauge plate range is the highest quality available. It is manufactured with raw materials from the UK and Europe. Every SGP product is annealed to provide excellent ductility and workability, so further heat treatment is generally unnecessary.

SGPs range of gauge plate is used to make precise tools to work metal, such as machine ways, gauges, punches and dies. It is also a typical choice for cutting tools such as knives and saws, as well as high-temperature tools such as die casting and hot shear blades.

What is gauge plate?

Gauge plate is a precision ground flat bar made from tool steel, typically the 01 tool steel grade.

During the manufacturing of gauge plate, the steel is cut to a specified length and formed into flat strips. The surface is then precision ground to remove all defects and ensure all sides are free of carburisation (a process where steel absorbs carbon while the metal is heated in the presence of a carbon-bearing material, such as charcoal or carbon monoxide).

The precision grinding process ensures that gauge plate products fall within very tight tolerances (thickness and width) and specifications and is commonly used when the final product requires a very precise threshold. As such, gauge plate should be stored and handled carefully to ensure the final finish is not damaged.

Browse Edcon Steel’s range of Gauge Plates

Edcon Steel has Australia’s largest stock holding of gauge plate in both metric and imperial sizes. With a variety of flat and square lengths available, we sell our gauge plate in both full and half lengths.

We have an ever-growing inventory of ground products in flat (FGS/gauge plate/flat ground stock) and round (silver steel), with more than 350 stocked items.

Available in imperial 18” and 36”, and metric 1000mm and 500mm.

Buy precision ground flat bar (gauge plate) products

Available in various lengths in both imperial 18” and metric 500mm.

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