Metal weight

Square tube weight table

Square tube (square hollow section) is used for gates, fences, structures, metal furniture and frames. Below is the theoretical weight of 159 common sizes, in steel with a density of 7.85 g/cm³.

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Values in kg/m. Click a value for the detailed page of that size.

Size \ wall1 mm1.2 mm1.5 mm2 mm2.5 mm3 mm4 mm5 mm6 mm8 mm10 mm12.5 mm
15×150.420.490.590.74
20×200.580.680.831.051.25
25×250.730.871.061.361.641.89
30×300.891.061.301.682.032.362.94
35×351.051.241.531.992.422.833.574.20
40×401.201.431.772.312.823.304.204.99
45×451.361.622.002.623.213.774.835.776.62
50×501.521.812.242.933.604.255.456.567.56
60×601.832.192.713.564.395.196.718.139.4511.34
70×702.563.184.195.176.137.979.7011.3313.8516.14
80×803.654.825.967.079.2211.2713.2116.3619.28
90×904.125.456.748.0110.4812.8415.1018.8722.4225.15
100×1006.077.538.9611.7314.4116.9821.3925.5629.08
120×1207.339.1010.8414.2517.5520.7526.4131.8436.93
140×14010.6712.7216.7620.6924.5231.4338.1244.78
150×15011.4513.6718.0122.2626.4033.9541.2648.70
160×16014.6119.2723.8328.2936.4644.4052.63
180×18016.4921.7826.9732.0541.4850.6860.48
200×20024.2930.1135.8246.5156.9668.33
250×25037.9645.2459.0772.6687.95
300×30045.8154.6671.6388.36107.58

Calculation formula

kg/m = section area (mm²) × 0.00785. The area comes from side and thickness, minus the rounded corners: for cold-formed tube (EN 10219) the outer radius is 2t up to 6 mm wall, 2.5t up to 10 mm and 3t above; for hot-finished tube (EN 10210) the outer radius is 1.5t.

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