Here's what I have so far on the inconel tube and plate. The tubes come in 10
foot sections. I can cut them down to ship. UPS will ship up to 119 inches,
but it  costs   $ 78.52  to ship to the most expensive shipping area in the
conus which is N.J.
If the package is 75" long, the cost is $48.64. If it is 60" long, then
$38.64. 45" and less, ~$35.

 The guy who sells the metal at Boeing surplus says that a 10'  tube has the
price of $168 magic marked on it, but that he sells it at $ 6 per pound. That
would mean that the tube weighs 2.8 lbs per foot.  Does that sound right? It
seems a bit on the heavy side.  The 5" dia x .035 thick tube has 6.59 cu. in.
of material per foot. I assume that Iconel has close to the same density as
stainless steel. Does anyone have a reference table that gives densities of
metals? Paul?

Figure roughly .3 pounds per cubic inch or 1.9 pound roughly I get about 20
pounds for the length or $120 and not $168. That is for steel. Don't have 
a number fo Inconel right at the moment. 8.9/7.85 X .3 for nickel
or .34 pound per cubic inch. 22.6 pound if it were pure nickel
or $136. Don't have a density for chrome. Monel is 8.97/7.85 X .3
or .342 pound per cubic inch.

As far as shipping it, I would think that the tube/s could be wrapped in
paper and sent as is. Plate would be an easy matter. As far as price on
plate, there is 28.8 cu. in. per sq. foot of plate, so get the density and
figure on $6 per #.

 
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