Metal connector plates are manufactured from ASTM A653/A653M, A591, A792/A792M, or A167 structural quality steel protected with zinc or zinc-aluminum alloy coatings or their stainless steel equivalent. Metal connector plates have integral teeth and are manufactured to various sizes (i.e., length and width) and thickness or gauges and are designed to laterally transmit loads in wood. Also know as truss plates, plates, metal plates, etc.