Calculation of the theoretical weight of steels

The unit for the calculated theoretical weight of steel is kilo grams (kg). The fundamental equation
is as follows:
W weight, kg = F cross section area, mm2 L length m density g/cm3
1/1000
The density of steel is7.85g/cm3 the equations for calculating the theoretical weight of different
kinds of steel are as follows:

Name (unit) Calculation equation

Meaning of
symbol

Calculation example

Round steelBull W= 0.006165 d 2

rodkg/m

d = diameter
mm

Round steel with diameter of 100 mm,

calculate the weight per m. Weight per m=
0.006165 1002= 61.65kg

Deformed steel W= 0.00617 d 2

bar kg/m

d= crosssection
diameter mm

Deformed steel bar with a cross-section

diameter of 12 mmcalculate the weight
per m. Weight per m = 0.00617 12 2 =
0.89kg

Square bar
kg/m

W= 0.00785 a 2

a= width of the Square bar with width of the edge of 20

edge, mm
mm, calculate weight per m.Weight per m =
0.00785 202= 3.14kg

Flat steel
kg/m

W= 0.00785 b d

b= width of the Flat steel with width of the edge of 40 mm,

edge, mm
and thickness of 5mm, calculate weight per
d= thickness, m. Weight per m = 0.00785 40 5=
mm
1.57kg

Hexagonal bar W= 0.006798 s 2

kg/m

s= distance
Hexagonal bar with distance between
between
opposite edges of 50 mm, calculate weight
opposite edges, per m. Weight per m = 0.006798 502=
mm
17kg

Octagonal steel W= 0.0065 s 2

kg/m

s= distance
Octagonal steel with distance between
between
opposite edges of 80 mm, calculate weight
opposite edges, per m. Weight per m = 0.0065 802=
mm
41.62kg

Equal-angle
bar kg/m

W= 0.00785 [d 2b b= width of the Calculate weight per m of an equal-angle

bar with size of 20 mm4mm. R of the
d +0.215 R2 2r 2 edge
d= thickness of 4mm20 mmequal-angle bar is 3.5, and r
]
the edge
is 1.2, as can be found in the catalogue of
R= radius of
metallurgical products, then, weight per m
inner arc
= 0.00785 [4 2 20 4 +0.215
r= radius of
3.52 2 1.2 2 ]= 1.15kg
end arc

Angle steel
W= 0.00785 [d B+b B= width of the Calculate the weight per m of an angle steel
with unequal d +0.215 R2 2 r longer edge
with unequal legs with size of 30
b= width of the mm20mm4mm. The R of an unequal
legs kg/m 2 ]
shorter edge
angle with size of 30 20 4 is 3.5, r is

d= thickness f 1.2as can be found in the catalogue of

the edge
metallurgical products, then weight per m =
R= radius of
0.00785 [4 30+20 4 +0.215
the inner arc
3.52 2 1.2 2 ]= 1.46kg
r= radius of the
end arc
Channel steel
kg/m

W=0.00785 [hd+2t
h= height
Calculate weight per mof a channel steel of
size of 80 mm43mm5mm. The t of this
b d +0.349 R2 b= length of
the leg
channel steel is 8, R is 8, and r is 4, as can
r 2 ]
d= thickness of be found in the catalogue of metallurgical
the waist
products, then, weight per m = 0.00785
t= average
[80 5+2 8 43 5 +0.349 82
thickness of
4 2 ]= 8.04kg
legs
R= radius of
inner arc
r= radius of
end arc

Steel I-beam
kg/m

W= 0.00785 [hd+2t
h= height
Calculate weight per m of a steel I-beam of
a size of 250
b d +0.615 R2 b= length of
legs
mm118mm10mm.Thetofthis I-beam is
r 2 ]
d= thickness of 13, R is 10, and r is 5 , as can be found in
waist
the manual of metallurgical materials, then,
t= average
weight per m =0.00785 [250 10+2 13
thickness of
118 10 +0.615 102 5 2 ]=
legs
42.03kg
R= radius of
inner arc
r= radius of
end arc

Steel plate
kg/m2

W= 7.85 d

d= thickness

steel plate of a thickness of 4mm, calculate

weight per m2. Weight per m2 = 7.85 4=
31.4kg

Steel
Seamless steel pipe of an outer diameter of
W= 0.02466 S D S D= outer
diameter
60 mm and thickness of the wall of
pipeincluding
S= thickness of 4mm,calculate weight per m. Weight per m
seamless steel
the wall
= 0.02466 4 60 4 = 5.52kg
pipe and
welded steel
pipekg/m

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