title: What T-SQL data type would you typically use for weight and length?
body: <p>I am designing a table that has several fields that will be used to record weight and lengths.<br>
  Examples would be:<br>
  5 kilograms and 50 grams would be stored as 5.050.<br>
  2 metres 25 centimetres would be stored as 2.25.  </p>
  
  <p>What T-SQL data type would be best suited for these?<br>
  Some calculation against these fields will be required but using a default decimal(18,0) seems overkill.</p>