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The Mechanical Drawing Conventions ClipArt gallery offers 48 illustrations of the conventions used to represent different materials in mechanical drawing. Examples in this gallery include the symbols for cast iron, wood, brass, copper, glass, and more.

Alphabet of lines are lines needed to cover the lines with labeling symbols within the diagram.

Alphabet of Lines

Alphabet of lines are lines needed to cover the lines with labeling symbols within the diagram.

A conventional cross hatching symbol for Babbitt, metal composed of tin and copper.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Babbitt

A conventional cross hatching symbol for Babbitt, metal composed of tin and copper.

The conventional material symbol using cross hatching technique for brass.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Brass

The conventional material symbol using cross hatching technique for brass.

Series of conventional symbols for building materials in architecture.

Symbols of Building Materials

Series of conventional symbols for building materials in architecture.

A conventional cross hatching material symbol for cast iron.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Cast Iron

A conventional cross hatching material symbol for cast iron.

A mechanical drawing cross hatching symbol for cast steel.

Mechanical Drawing of Cross Hatching Cast Steel

A mechanical drawing cross hatching symbol for cast steel.

Conventional cross hatching mechanical drawing of copper.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Copper

Conventional cross hatching mechanical drawing of copper.

Different surfaces can be indicated by changing the pattern or direction of lines.

Drawing Sections

Different surfaces can be indicated by changing the pattern or direction of lines.

A conventional face hardened steel, commonly used in military armory, cross hatching mechanical drawing symbol.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Face Hardened Steel

A conventional face hardened steel, commonly used in military armory, cross hatching mechanical drawing…

Conventional cross hatching for glass for mechanical drawing.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Glass

Conventional cross hatching for glass for mechanical drawing.

The conventional break symbol for drawing a pipe or tubing by cutting the diameter in half.

Conventional Breaks Symbols of Pipe or Tubing by Cutting Diameter

The conventional break symbol for drawing a pipe or tubing by cutting the diameter in half.

Cross hatching conventional symbol for insulating material used in mechanical drawing.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Insulating Material

Cross hatching conventional symbol for insulating material used in mechanical drawing.

A conventional leather cross hatching mechanical drawing symbol.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Leather

A conventional leather cross hatching mechanical drawing symbol.

A conventional liquid symbol in cross hatching used in mechanical drawing.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Liquid

A conventional liquid symbol in cross hatching used in mechanical drawing.

Conventional material symbol used in architectural and mechanical drawing for Brick in Elevation Large Scale.

Brick in Elevation Large Scale Material Symbol

Conventional material symbol used in architectural and mechanical drawing for Brick in Elevation Large…

Architectural and mechanical conventional building material symbol for Brick in Elevation Small Scale.

Conventional Symbol of Brick in Elevation Small Scale

Architectural and mechanical conventional building material symbol for Brick in Elevation Small Scale.

Brick in Section conventional material symbol is commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Brick in Section Material Symbol

Brick in Section conventional material symbol is commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Building material conventional symbol for Cement and Plaster in Section commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Cement and Plaster in Section Material Symbol

Building material conventional symbol for Cement and Plaster in Section commonly used in architectural…

Concrete in Section conventional building material symbol used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Concrete in Section Material Symbol

Concrete in Section conventional building material symbol used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

A widely accepted building material symbol for CVT Stone in Elevation used in architectural and mechanical drawing

CVT Stone in Elevation Material Symbol

A widely accepted building material symbol for CVT Stone in Elevation used in architectural and mechanical…

Common material symbol for CVT Stone in Section for architectural and mechanical drawing.

CVT Stone in Section Material Symbol

Common material symbol for CVT Stone in Section for architectural and mechanical drawing.

Mechanical and architectural drawing building material symbol for Earth in Section.

Earth in Section Material Symbol

Mechanical and architectural drawing building material symbol for Earth in Section.

Conventional building symbol for Finished Lumber in Section commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Finished Lumber in Section Material Symbol

Conventional building symbol for Finished Lumber in Section commonly used in architectural and mechanical…

Building material symbol for Rough Lumber in Section commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Rough Lumber in Section Material Symbol

Building material symbol for Rough Lumber in Section commonly used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

A commonly used symbol for Rubble Stone in Section used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Rubble Stone in Section Material Symbol

A commonly used symbol for Rubble Stone in Section used in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Architectural and mechanical drawing material symbol for Stages in Making Concrete Symbol.

Stages in Making Concrete Material Symbol

Architectural and mechanical drawing material symbol for Stages in Making Concrete Symbol.

A commonly used material symbol in mechanical and architectural drawing for Terra Cotta Wall in Section.

Terra Cotta Wall in Section Material Symbol

A commonly used material symbol in mechanical and architectural drawing for Terra Cotta Wall in Section.

A building material symbol used in architectural or mechanical drawing for Wood in Elevation.

Wood in Elevation Material Symbol

A building material symbol used in architectural or mechanical drawing for Wood in Elevation.

"The illustration gives conventions for a number of different materials. Those in the first line are accepted by practically all who use conventional cross—hatching... Those given are part of the codes of government standards of the Bureau of Steam Engineering and the Bureau of Construction U.S.N." —French, 1911

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Material Symbols

"The illustration gives conventions for a number of different materials. Those in the first line are…

A shortcut drawing pipe or tubing conventional break to draw a pipes and tubes by shortening the length of the bar without the diameter cut.

Conventional Breaks Symbols of Pipe or Tubing without Cutting Diameter

A shortcut drawing pipe or tubing conventional break to draw a pipes and tubes by shortening the length…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying Aluminum. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Aluminum

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying Aluminum. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying brick. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Brick

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying brick. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying cast iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Cast Iron

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying cast iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying cast steel. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Cast Steel

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying cast steel. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying composition materials. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Composition

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying composition materials. Using conventionalized patterns…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying concrete. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Concrete

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying concrete. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying concrete blocks. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Concrete Blocks

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying concrete blocks. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying copper. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Copper

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying copper. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying fire brick. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Fire Brick

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying fire brick. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying insulating material. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Insulating Material

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying insulating material. Using conventionalized patterns to…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying malleable iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Malleable Iron

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying malleable iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying water. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Water

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying water. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wood. The left side of the illustration shows an endgrain pattern; the right side shows the figure of the wood. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Wood

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wood. The left side of the illustration shows an endgrain…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wrought iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Wrought Iron

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wrought iron. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wrought steel. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Wrought Steel

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying wrought steel. Using conventionalized patterns to identify…

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying zinc. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials is called section lining.

Zinc

Mechanical drawing convention for identifying zinc. Using conventionalized patterns to identify materials…

A wrought iron conventional cross hatching symbol.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Wrought Iron

A wrought iron conventional cross hatching symbol.

The conventional cross hatching mechanical drawing symbol for wrought steel.

Mechanical Drawing Cross Hatching of Wrought Steel

The conventional cross hatching mechanical drawing symbol for wrought steel.