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Angle steel: weight per meter=0.00785*(side width+side width-side thickness)*side thickness 
Round steel: weight per meter=0.00617*diameter*diameter (rebar and round steel are the same)
Flat steel: weight per meter=0.00785* Thickness * side width 
Pipe: weight per meter = 0.0246615 * wall thickness * (outer diameter – wall thickness)
plate: weight per meter = 7.85 * thickness 
Brass pipe: weight per meter = 0.02670 * wall thickness * (outer diameter – wall thickness )
copper tube: weight per meter = 0.02796 * wall thickness * (outer diameter – wall thickness)
aluminum checker plate: weight per square meter = 2.96 * thickness 
non-ferrous metal specific gravity: copper plate 8.9 brass plate 8.5 zinc plate 7.2 lead plate 11.37
The calculation formula of non-ferrous metal sheet is: weight per square meter = specific gravity * thickness
Theoretical weight calculation of stainless steel:
Specific gravity of stainless steel: 
● 7.75 tons/M3  for
chromium stainless steel ● 7.93 tons/M3 for chromium-nickel stainless steel 
● 7.87 tons/M3 for iron 

Theoretical weight calculation formula of stainless steel plate Theoretical weight weight of  steel  product  (
kg) = thickness (mm) × width (mm) × length (mm) × density 
value  ,347 

Stainless steel bar, steel wire, theoretical calculation formula  Diameter×diameter×0.00609=kg/m (applicable to 410 420 420j2 430 431)
For example: ¢50 50×50×0.00609=15.23Kg/meter  Diameter ×diameter×0.00623=kg /m (applicable to 301 303 304 316 316L 321)  For example: ¢50 50×50×0.00623=15.575Kg/m

Stainless steel profile, theoretical calculation formula  hexagonal bar opposite side × opposite side × 0.0069=Kg/m  Square bar side width × side width × 0.00793=Kg/ 
m

Stainless steel pipe, theoretical calculation formula 
(outer diameter – wall thickness) × wall thickness × 0.02491 = Kg/meter 
, such as ¢57 × 3.5 (57-3.5) × 3.5 × 0.02491 = 4.66Kg/meter
General formula for weight calculation of various steel pipes (materials)
The weight of the steel pipe = 0.25 × π × (outer diameter square – inner diameter square) × L × specific gravity of steel
Among them: π = 3.14 L = steel tube length and the specific gravity of steel is 7.8 So,
Weight of steel pipe = 0.25×3.14×(outer diameter squared-inner diameter squared)×L×7.8*
If the dimension unit is in meters (M), the calculated weight results in kilograms (Kg)
The density of steel is: 7.85g/cm3 
Theoretical weight of 
steel calculation The unit of measure for the calculation of the theoretical weight of steel is kilograms (kg).
The basic formula is: 
W (weight, kg) = F (cross-sectional area mm2) × L (length, m) × ρ (density, g/cm3) × 1/1000

Round steel wire rod (kg/m) 
W = 0.006165 × d × d 
d = 
round steel with a diameter of mm and a diameter of 100 mm, find the weight per m. Weight per m = 0.006165 × 1002=61.65kg

Rebar (kg/m) 
W= 0.00617 × d × d 
d= Section diameter mm 
For the rebar with a section diameter of 12 mm, find the weight per m. Weight per m=0.00617 × 12 2=0.89kg

Square steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.00785 ×a ×a 
a= 
square steel with side width mm and side width 20 mm, find the weight per m. Weight per m = 0.00785 × 202=3.14kg 

Flat steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.00785 ×b ×d 
b= side width mm 
d= thickness mm 
side width 40 mm, thickness 5mm flat steel, find the weight per m. Weight per m = 0.00785 × 40 × 5= 1.57kg

Hexagonal steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.006798 ×s×s 
s  = Hexagonal
steel with a distance between the opposite sides mm and a distance between the opposite sides of 50 mm, find the weight per m. Weight per m = 0.006798 × 502=17kg

Octagonal steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.0065 ×s ×s 
s= The distance between the opposite sides in mm 
and the distance between the opposite sides is 80 mm. Find the weight per m. Weight per m = 0.0065 × 802=41.62kg

Equilateral angle steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.00785 ×[d (2b – d )+0.215 (R2 – 2r 2 )] 
b= side width 
d= side thickness 
R= inner arc radius 
r= end arc radius 
20 mm × Weight per m for 4mm equilateral angle steel. It is found from the catalogue of metallurgical products that the R of 4mm × 20 mm equilateral angle steel is 3.5, and r is 1.2, then the weight per m = 0.00785 × [4 × (2 × 20 – 4) + 0.215 × (3.52 – 2 × 1.2 2 )]=1.15kg

Unequal angle steel (kg/m) 
W= 0.00785 ×[d (B+b – d )+0.215 (R2 – 2 r 2 )] 
B= long side width 
b= short side width 
d= side thickness 
R= inner arc Radius 
r= radius of end arc to 
find the weight per m of unequal angle steel of 30 mm × 20 mm × 4 mm. It is found from the catalogue of metallurgical products that the R of 30 × 20 × 4 unequal angle steel is 3.5, and r is 1.2, then the weight per m = 0.00785 × [4 × (30+20 – 4) + 0.215 × (3.52 – 2 × 1.2 2 )]=1.46kg

Channel steel (kg/m) 
W=0.00785 ×[hd+2t (b – d )+0.349 (R2 – r 2 )] 
h= height 
b= leg length 
d= waist thickness 
t= average leg thickness 
R= inner arc radius 
r= The radius of the end arc to 
find the weight per m of the channel steel of 80 mm × 43 mm × 5 mm.
It is found from the catalogue of metallurgical products that the channel steel t is 8, R is 8, and r is 4, then the weight per m = 0.00785 × [80 × 5+2 × 8 × (43 – 5) + 0.349 × (82 – 4 2)]=8.04kg

I-beam (kg/m) 
W= 0.00785 ×[hd+2t (b – d )+0.615 (R2 – r 2 )] 
h= height 
b= leg length 
d= waist thickness 
t= average leg thickness 
R= inner arc Radius 
r= radius of end arc 
to find I-beam of 250 mm × 118 mm × 10 mm
Weight per m. The I-beam t is 13, R is 10, r is 5, and
Then the weight per m = 0.00785 ×[250 ×10+2 ×13 ×(118 –10 )+0.615 ×(102 –5 2 )]=42.03kg

Steel plate (kg/m2) 
W = 7.85 × d 
d = 
steel plate with a thickness of 4mm, find the weight per m2.
Weight per m2=7.85 × 4=31.4kg

Steel pipe (kg/m)
Round pipes include seamless steel pipes and welded steel pipes
. W= 0.0246615 × S (D – S ) 
D= outer diameter 
S= wall thickness 
of 60 mm and a seamless steel pipe with an outer diameter of 60 mm and a wall thickness of 4 mm, find the weight per m.
Weight per m = 0.02466 × 4 × (60 -4 ) = 5.52kg

Calculation formula of square and rectangular tube:
Square and rectangular (rectangular) section carbon steel pipe calculation formula
Weight per meter unit: kg/m (kg/m)   
Formula: kg/m = (Oc – 4Wt) * Wt * 0.00785
Where: Oc is the outer perimeter, Wt is the wall thickness;
Square Oc=4*a
Rectangle Oc=2a+2b a, b is the side length

									










