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 ）×ρ（density， g/cm3 ）×
1/1000

The density of steel is：7.85g/cm3 ，the equations for calculating the theoretical weight of different
kinds of steel are as follows:

Name (unit) Calculation equation Meaning of Calculation example

symbol

Round steelBull W= 0.006165 ×d 2 d = diameter Round steel with diameter of 100 mm,
rod（kg/m） mm calculate the weight per m. Weight per m=
0.006165 ×1002= 61.65kg

Deformed steel W= 0.00617 ×d 2 d= cross- Deformed steel bar with a cross-section

bar （kg/m） section diameter of 12 mm，calculate the weight
diameter mm per m. Weight per m = 0.00617 ×12 2 =
0.89kg

Square bar W= 0.00785 ×a 2 a= width of the Square bar with width of the edge of 20
（kg/m） edge, mm mm, calculate weight per m.Weight per m
= 0.00785 ×202= 3.14kg

Flat steel W= 0.00785 ×b ×d b= width of the Flat steel with width of the edge of 40 mm,
（kg/m） 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 s= distance Hexagonal bar with distance between

（kg/m） 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 s= distance Octagonal steel with distance between

（kg/m） between opposite edges of 80 mm, calculate weight
opposite edges, per m. Weight per m = 0.0065 ×802=
mm 41.62kg

Equal-angle W= 0.00785 ×[d （2b – b= width of the Calculate weight per m of an equal-angle
bar （kg/m） d ）+0.215 （R2 – 2r 2 edge bar with size of 20 mm×4mm. R of the
）] d= thickness of 4mm×20 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
legs （kg/m） 2 ）] b= width of the mm×20mm×4mm. The R of an unequal
shorter edge angle with size of 30 ×20 ×4 is 3.5, r is
 d= thickness f 1.2，as 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 W=0.00785 ×[hd+2t h= height Calculate weight per mof a channel steel of
（kg/m） （b – d ）+0.349 （R2 – b= length of size of 80 mm×43mm×5mm. The t of this
r 2 ）] the leg channel steel is 8, R is 8, and r is 4, as can
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 W= 0.00785 ×[hd+2t h= height Calculate weight per m of a steel I-beam of
（kg/m） （b – d ）+0.615 （R2 – b= length of a size of 250
r 2 ）] legs mm×118mm×10mm.Thetofthis I-beam is
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 W= 7.85 ×d d= thickness steel plate of a thickness of 4mm, calculate

（kg/m2） weight per m2. Weight per m2 = 7.85 ×4=
31.4kg

Steel W= 0.02466 ×S （D – S D= outer Seamless steel pipe of an outer diameter of

pipe（including ） diameter 60 mm and thickness of the wall of
seamless steel S= thickness of 4mm,calculate weight per m. Weight per m
pipe and the wall = 0.02466 ×4 ×（60 –4 ）= 5.52kg
welded steel
pipe）（kg/m）

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