Calculating the volume & weight of MS T - bars./How to calculate the weight of MS T -sections.

Nowadays, you will get a readymade weight calculator and weight chart for all types of  MS T- sections of different dimensions. You can calculate the weight, just by entering the values in the calculator. 

MS T - bar.

Let us now observe, how to calculate the volume & weight of the MS T - bar as shown in the image below.

Given data:

Flange width = w = 60mm. = 0.06m.

Flange thickness = t = 6mm.= 0.006m.

Web depth = h = 60mm.= 0.06m.

Web thickness = b = 6mm.= 0.006m.

Let us calculate the vol. & wt. of the MS T-bar for 1m length.

MS T-bar length = L = 1m.

Calculation:

Now, the area of the flange ( brown colored)

 A1 = [flange width (w) × flange thickness (t) ]

       = [60mm × 6mm.] 

Converting it into meters,

      = [ 0.06m × 0.006m.] 

 A1 = 0.00036 sq.m.

The area of the web (blue-colored area )

A2 = [{web depth -  flange thickness} × web thickness]

      = [ { h - t } × b]

      = [{60mm - 6mm} × 6mm.]

      = [54mm. × 6mm.]

Converting them into meters,

      =[ 0.054m × 0.006m ]

A2 = 0.000324 sq.m.

Total sectional area 

A = area of flange (A1) + area of the web (A2)

    =0.00036 + 0.000324

   = 0.000684 sq.m.

Now, the volume of the T -bar

   = [Area (A) × Length (L)]

    = [0.000684sq.m. × 1m.]

    = 0.000684 m³.

Weight of MS T - bar

     = [volume × density]

     = [0.000684 m³× 7850 kg/m³.]

(Here, the density of steel is taken as 7850kg/m³ for calculation purposes.)

     = 5.369kg.

The weight of T - bar / RMT = 5.369 kg.

Weight of the MS T-bar / RFT.

= [5.369 ÷ 3.281]

= 1.636 kg.

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Thank you for going through these calculation steps❤. Have a good day 😄.

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