sheet iron

Rolled metal panel

Sheet iron is iron or steel that has been rolled into thin, flat pieces.

It serves as a basic industrial material for roofing, siding, ductwork, and countless manufactured goods.

The term persists even when the material is technically steel: a shed with a sheet iron roof, sheet iron stovepipes.

material

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

ferrous · carbon · alloy · rust · corrosion · metallic · malleable · ductile · wrought · tinplate

construction

cladding

Outer protective layer

siding · corrugated · structural · reinforcement · gutters · downspouts · fascia · eaves · ventilation · waterproofing

fabrication

welding

Heat-fusing metal pieces

fasteners · bending · cutting · shearing · punching · forming · brake · stamping · seaming · snips

Categories
Opposites
form/shape of metal

sheet ironcast iron

Brittle iron-carbon alloy

pig iron · forged iron · wrought iron · iron bar · iron casting

metal type

sheet ironsheet steel

Flat-rolled ferrous material

thickness/gauge

sheet ironiron plate

Flat piece of iron

boiler plate · armor plate

Family

sheet, iron, sheets, sheeting, sheeted, irons, ironed, ironing, irony

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G