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What is carbon steel pipe weight per foot?
The weight of carbon steel pipes is measured in inches. Specific important factors to consider include material, outer diameter, wall thickness, and grade. Calculating the importance of each foot helps to calculate the importance of the entire length, facilitating loading, unloading, and transportation.
Introduction
Calculating the importance of each foot of steel pipe is mainly for loading, unloading, transportation, and installation. After all, different things are important and require different loading, unloading, and installation tools. The transportation cost is also different.
This article mainly introduces how to calculate the weight of steel pipes per foot.
How do you calculate carbon steel pipe weight per foot?
The weight of steel pipes mainly depends on the material, such as steel density, outer diameter, thickness, etc.
Taking carbon steel as an example, its material density is about 490 pounds per cubic foot. The thicker the wall thickness, the heavier the weight.
Of course, different size specifications have their corresponding standard weight tables.
Carbon steel pipe weight per foot formula (simple version)
The formula is: weight per foot (lb/ft)=10.69 x (outer diameter wall thickness) x wall thickness
The outer diameter and wall thickness need to be unified in units.
10.69 in the formula is the density of carbon steel
Taking the actual steel pipe size as an example:
2-inch Schedule 40 carbon steel pipe with an outer diameter of 2.375 inches and a wall thickness of 0.154 inches.
The specific weight is:
10.69 x (2.375-0.154) x 0.154=3.66 pounds per foot.
Carbon steel pipe weight per foot chart (Schedule 40 & 80)
The following is a weight comparison table for two sizes:
| NPS Size | Schedule | Weight per Foot (lb/ft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1″ | Sch 40 | 1.68 |
| 1″ | Sch 80 | 2.17 |
| 2″ | Sch 40 | 3.66 |
| 2″ | Sch 80 | 5.02 |
| 4″ | Sch 40 | 10.79 |
| 4″ | Sch 80 | 14.98 |
| 6″ | Sch 40 | 18.97 |
| 6″ | Sch 80 | 28.57 |
The above data are all good specifications in various standards and have reference value.
Does pipe schedule affect weight per foot?
Yes, the specifications of steel have a significant impact on weight.
The specifications mainly include its wall thickness, outer diameter, etc. Both of these are important data for calculating weight.
When Schedule 80 and Schedule 40 are made of the same material, the weight of Schedule 80 is higher than that of Schedule 40.
Why pipe weight per foot matters for traders and distributors
For traders and distributors, in addition to the price of the product itself, the transportation price is also very important. The weight of steel affects transportation costs.
What specific aspects does weight affect?
Transportation cost: including what specifications of containers to order and how many containers to order.
Price: Steel of different weights also has different prices.
Carbon steel pipe weight per foot vs per meter
Meter and inch are just different units, calculate one of them for conversion.
1 foot equals 0.3048 meters
Namely:
Weight per meter=Weight per foot x 3.281
Overseas users mostly use feet, while domestic users mostly use meters. If it is a foreign customer, try to use feet as much as possible.
Is carbon steel pipe heavier than other steel pipes?
Under the same size specifications, the weight comparison between carbon steel pipes and steel pipes of other materials is as follows:
Carbon steel pipe weight Aluminum or plastic pipe
The weight of carbon steel pipes is almost similar to that of low-carbon steel pipes
These differences are mainly caused by the different densities of materials.
Summary
This article mainly introduces the weight calculation of carbon steel pipes. Understanding the weight of each foot of carbon steel pipe can provide a good calculation of transportation costs, as well as the machines required for installation and loading/unloading.
These are the knowledge that must be understood to enter this industry.
