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A slightly odd request
DorsetStrider - 10/10/06 at 12:06 AM

Hiya all,

I realise this is a slightly odd request and I also realise that this might not be the right place for it... but it seemed as good as any.

If any of you have a 10 inch.... or even 1 inch (and I'll do the math) length of rhs mild steel tubing could you wiegh it for me and let me know what it weighs.

Thanks in advance.

kb58 - 10/10/06 at 01:19 AM

You didn't provide enough information to get a useful answer. Is this material hollow? If so, how thick are the walls?

You know you can find what it weighs using Google...

whittlebeast - 10/10/06 at 01:31 AM

steel is .2833 lbs/in^3 so a 1x1x.063 wall is 12*4*.063*.2833 lbs/ft

DorsetStrider - 10/10/06 at 02:35 AM

RHS = Rectangular Hollow Section.

but you are right I should have said the sizes and wall thickness.

25mm x 25mm x 1.5mm

locostv8 - 10/10/06 at 03:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Who the f**K tightened this up!


BUBBA

Humbug - 10/10/06 at 06:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by whittlebeast
steel is .2833 lbs/in^3 so a 1x1x.063 wall is 12*4*.063*.2833 lbs/ft


...except that presumably it's the outside dimensions that are 1", so only 2 sides will be 1" - the other 2 will each be 1" - (2x the thickness)?

If the rest of the formula is correct, then it will be 12*(2+2*0.874)*.063*.2833 lbs/ft

iank - 10/10/06 at 10:39 AM

Metal Supermarkets have 1"x1"x0.065" which they suggest is 0.827 lb/ft