What is a Steel plate (Foot plate)?
In short, it’s like this: Steel plate is a form of steel sheet. However, it is cut to a smaller size and is usually punched for bolt mounting.

Specifications of Steel plate (Foot plate)
Steel plates usually have the following styles:
- Circle
- Square
- Rectangle
- trapezoid
- Triangle
Its styling is designed based on the location where it is used.
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Another point is that the code board is also designed in such a way that it is connected to the steel structure. Detail:
- Steel plate without perforation: connected by welds.
- Steel plate with perforated: connection with a steel bolt.
Types of steel used to produce steel plate
At Tiger Steel, we often receive orders that require steel grades manufactured according to JIS G3101 standards:
STEEL GRADE | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION | MECHANICAL | |||||||||||
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pull test | Bending test | ||||||||||||
Flow limit (Mpa) | Limited durability (Mpa) | Thickness T | Sample | Elongation (%) | Bending angle | The radius of the bending pillow | Sample | ||||||
C | Si | Mn | P | S | T ≤ 16 | ||||||||
SS330 | – | – | – | ≤ 0.050 | ≤ 0.050 | ≥ 205 | 330÷430 | T ≤ 5 | Sample 5 | 26 min | 180 ◦ | 0.5 x T | Sample 1 |
5 < T ≤ 16 | Sample1A | 21 min | |||||||||||
SS400 | – | – | – | ≤ 0.050 | ≤ 0.050 | ≥ 245 | 400÷510 | T ≤ 5 | Sample 5 | 21 min | 1.5 x T | Sample 1 | |
5 < T ≤ 16 | Sample 1A | 17 min | |||||||||||
SS490 | – | – | – | ≤ 0.050 | ≤ 0.050 | ≥ 385 | 490÷610 | T ≤ 5 | Sample 5 | 19 min | 2.0 x T | Sample 1 | |
5 < T ≤ 16 | Sample 1A | 15 min | |||||||||||
SS540 | ≤ 0.30 | – | ≤ 1.60 | ≤ 0.040 | ≤ 0.040 | ≥ 400 | ≥ 540 | T ≤ 5 | Sample 5 | 16 min | 2.0 x T | Sample 1 | |
5 < T ≤ 16 | Sample 1A | 13 min |
Application of Steel plate in steel structure
In the steel structure, the main locations to use the Steel plate include:
- Position between columns and foundation
- columns with steel trusses
- Between columns with steel beams

Hope the above knowledge shared by Tiger Steel will be useful to you. And don’t forget, Tiger Steel provides steel plate processing services!