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Steel Weight Calculator
Steel Weight Calculator
RD Group
Sheet / plate
flat bar
Thickness (mm)
Width (mm)
Carbon &
ferritic
stainless
steels
7800
Length (m)
1
kg:
Thickness (mm)
Width (mm)
Coil
Round
bar / wire
kg/m:
Diameter (mm)
Length (m)
kg:
A/F (mm)
1
Length (m)
1
Length (m)
kg:
A/F (mm)
kg:
A/F (mm)
1
Length (m)
1
Thickness (mm)Leg 1 (mm) Leg 2 (mm) Length (m)
kg:
1
Length (m)
kg:
kg:
Square bar
Hex bar
Oct bar
Angle bar
OD (mm)
Hollow bar
Round
tube / pipe
Square / rect
tube / pipe
OD (mm)
ID (mm)
WT (mm)
Length (m)
1
kg:
Length (m)
50
50
5
6
kg:
Note: All results are approximate. Refer to second sheet for calculation fomulas.
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42.12
42.66
Copper
alloys
(Note)
8470
45.74
Aluminium
alloys
(Note)
2700
14.58
Others
(Note)
5000
27.00
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Formulas for Mass Calculation
Product
Round bar and wire
Hexagonal bar
Octagonal bar
Hollow round - tube and pipe
Square / Rectangular tube or hollow section
Hollow bar
Flat product
Angle bar
D - Diameter or Outside Diameter (mm)
S1 and S2 - side dimensions of square or rectangular hollows (mm)
t - Wall Thickness of tube or pipe (mm)
T - flat product Thickness (mm)
F - Across Flats of a Hexagon or Octagon (mm)
L1 & L2 - Angle bar Leg lengths (mm)
Notes
1. These are approximate and actual weights may vary due to specific grade and dimension tolerances.
2. Austenitic stainless steels have slightly higher densities than carbon steels. Consult tables for exact calculations.
3. Dimensional tolerances are particularly wide for hot rolled products, such as plate, pipe.and black bar.
4. Theoretical densities are used for all calculations, and the result is a theoretical mass. This takes no account
of dimensional tolerances.
5. "Billing weights" are often used in commercial quotations - such as 8177 for austenitic stainless steel.
This value accounts for a predominantly + tolerance for plate. It's justification for other products is less obvious.
6. Hollow round includes pipe and tube (specified by OD and WT).
7. Flat product includes plate, sheet, strip, coil and flat bar
Densities
Carbon steel 7800
Stainless steel (austenitic) 7900
Aluminium alloys 2700
Copper (alloy 385) 8470
= 0.00000079 x dens x D
= 0.000000866 x dens x F
= 0.0000008284 x dens x F
= 0.00000314 x dens x (D - t) x t
= 0.000001 x dens x 2 x (S1 + S2 - 2 x t) x t
= 0.0000007854 x dens x (D - d)
= 0.000001 x dens x T x W
= 0.000001 x dens x (L1 + L2 - t) x t)
d - Inside Diameter (mm)
ctangular hollows (mm)
W - flat product Width (mm)
t - Angle bar leg thickness (mm)