Tucker-Kirby Co.           Tucker-Kirby Co.    Tucker-Kirby Co.
3825 Wilkinson Blvd.       2601 Noblin Rd.     2701 Shop Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28208        Raleigh, NC 27604   Columbia, SC 29209
704/ 391-9990 Phone        919/ 277-8410 Phone 803/ 783-8200 Phone
704/ 394-9274 Fax         919/ 277-8416 Fax    919/ 783-8439 Fax
       Rebar
       Rebar is sized nominally by "eighths of an inch" of the bar's diameter.
       Every bar can be measured in eighths of an inch.
       A #3 bar is 3/8" in diameter.
       A #6 bar is 3/4" in diameter.
       3/4 is the same as 6/8.
       A #10 bar is about 10/8" in diameter. This is the same as 1.27".
                    Diameter           Lbs/Inft           Diameter           Metric bar size
                                                          (metric)
      No. 2            0.250"           0.167 lbs         6.35mm                  No. 6
      No. 3            0.375"           0.376 lbs         9.52mm                 No. 10
      No. 4            0.500"           0.668 lbs         12.7mm                 No. 13
      No. 5            0.625"           1.043 lbs         15.8mm                 No. 16
      No. 6            0.750"           1.502 lbs         19.05mm                No. 19
      No. 7            0.875"           2.044 lbs         22.225mm               No. 22
      No. 8            1.000"           2.670 lbs         25.4mm                 No. 25
      No. 9            1.128"           3.400 lbs         28.65mm                No. 29
      No. 10           1.270"           4.303 lbs         32.25mm                No. 32
      No. 11           1.410"           5.313 lbs         35.81 mm               No. 36
      No. 14           1.693"           7.650 lbs         43.0mm                 No. 43
      No. 18           2.257"           13.60 lbs         57.33mm                No. 57