Calculation of Weight of Product

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carbon & ferritic austenitic stainless stainless steels steels 7800 7900

TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPT. copper alloys (Note) 8470 aluminium alloys (Note) 2700

insert dimensions for the required product shape in orange boxes, then read off the weight in the red boxes at right. Material: Note - Densities shown in green boxes are typical. Add specific density under "others" for different materials.
density:

others (Note) 5000

sheet / plate flat bar coil round bar / wire square bar

Thickness (mm) Thickness (mm) Diameter (mm) 41 A/F (mm) A/F (mm)

Width (mm) Width (mm)

Length (m) 1

kg: kg/m:

hex bar
A/F (mm)

oct bar
Thickness (mm) Leg 1 (mm) ID (mm) WT (mm) Side 2 (mm) WT (mm) Leg 2 (mm)

angle bar
OD (mm)

Length (m) 1 kg: Note: All results are approximate. Refer to second sheet for calculation fomulas. www.atlasmetals.com.au

hollow bar round tube / pipe square / rect tube / pipe

OD (mm) Side 1 (mm)

Length (m) 0.02 Length (m) 1 Length (m) 1 Length (m) 1 Length (m) 1 Length (m) 1 Length (m) 1

kg: kg: kg: kg: kg: kg: kg:

0.21

0.21

0.22

0.07

0.13

revised 6/03/2006

PJM

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TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPT. Formulas for Mass Calculation Product Mass (kg/m) Round bar and wire = 0.00000079 x dens x D Hexagonal bar = 0.000000866 x dens x F Octagonal bar = 0.0000008284 x dens x F Hollow round - tube and pipe = 0.00000314 x dens x (D - t) x t Square / Rectangular tube or hollow section = 0.000001 x dens x 2 x (S1 + S2 - 2 x t) x t Hollow bar = 0.0000007854 x dens x (D - d) Flat product = 0.000001 x dens x T x W Angle bar = 0.000001 x dens x (L1 + L2 - t) x t) D - Diameter or Outside Diameter (mm) d - Inside 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) W - flat product Width (mm) F - Across Flats of a Hexagon or Octagon (mm) L1 & L2 - Angle bar Leg lengths (mm) t - Angle bar leg thickness (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 Peter Moore 31/01/2006