Free Steel Weight Calculator

Calculate the weight of steel bars (rebar) from diameter and total length.

mm
m

Total Weight

88.8 kg

Weight per Metre0.888 kg/m
Quick Check (D^2/162)0.889 kg/m

Total Weight vs Bar Diameter

Steel Bar Weight Calculation

Steel weight is calculated from the cross-sectional area, length, and density.

Formula

Weight per metre = (pi/4) x D^2 x rho

where D is the bar diameter in metres and rho is steel density (7850 kg/m^3).

Quick Formula

Weight (kg/m) = D^2 / 162 (where D is in mm)

This handy shortcut comes from simplifying pi/4 x (D/1000)^2 x 7850.

Example Calculation

100 metres of 12 mm diameter rebar.

  1. 01Weight per metre = pi/4 x (0.012)^2 x 7850 = 0.888 kg/m
  2. 02Quick check: 12^2 / 162 = 144/162 = 0.889 kg/m
  3. 03Total weight = 0.888 x 100 = 88.8 kg

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