Steel Guide
This guide helps you buy steel in the UAE and work out weights before you order. For a quotation, send your size and quantity on WhatsApp 055 533 8675 or use the inquiry form.
Steel products we supply
- MS plate – Flat sheets and plates for fabrication and structures
- MS tube – Square and rectangular hollow sections
- MS pipe – Black round pipe
- GI pipe – Galvanized pipe
- GI sheet – Galvanized sheets
- MS coil – Coil for tube making and cutting
- GI coil – Galvanized coil
- MS angle – Equal angles
- Beams – I beam, IPE, UB and UC
- U channel – UPN channels
- MS flat bar – Flat bars
- GI grating – Galvanized grating
- Expanded metal mesh – Expanded mesh
- BRC mesh – Welded reinforcement mesh
Steel weight formulas
All formulas use a steel density of 7.85 g/cm3. Dimensions are in millimetres unless shown otherwise. Actual weight varies slightly with manufacturing tolerance. You can also use our free metal weight calculator.
| Item | Formula | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Round pipe (kg per metre) | (OD – wall thickness) x wall thickness x 0.02466 | 60.3 mm OD x 3.0 mm wall = 4.24 kg per metre |
| Plate (kg) | length (m) x width (m) x thickness (mm) x 7.85 | 2 m x 6 m x 10 mm = 942 kg |
| Flat bar (kg per metre) | width (mm) x thickness (mm) x 0.00785 | 50 x 5 mm = 1.96 kg per metre |
| Square or rectangular tube (kg per metre) | (2 x (A + B) – 4 x t) x t x 0.00785 | 50 x 50 x 3 mm = 4.43 kg per metre |
| Equal angle (kg per metre) | t x (2 x A – t) x 0.00785 | 50 x 50 x 5 mm = 3.73 kg per metre |
| Sheet or coil (kg per metre of length) | width (m) x thickness (mm) x 7.85 | 1.0 m x 0.5 mm = 3.93 kg per metre |
| Round bar (kg per metre) | diameter (mm) squared x 0.00617 | 12 mm = 0.89 kg per metre |
Metals and materials reference
Read our guides and charts on other metals:
- Mild Steel (MS)
- Carbon Steel
- Alloy Steel
- Stainless Steel (SS)
- Iron (Wrought or Cast)
- Aluminum
- Magnesium
- Copper
- Brass
- Bronze
- Zinc
- Nickel
- Gold
Titanium Tungsten Cobalt