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US bar number to kilograms per meter

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1.554kg/m

That's 1.32× as thick as slab rebar, while footing rebar is 1.01× thicker. A bar that thick weighs 1.554 kg/m (1.044 lb/ft).

What it means

How thick is that bar?

Nominal diameters (ASTM A615). Weight for steel at 7,850 kg/m³; the deformations (ribs) are included in the nominal size.

The math

How to convert # to kg/m

Up to #8, diameter = number ÷ 8 in; #9–#18 by table. Weight = 0.006165 × d² kg/m (d in mm).

Example: #5 # = 1.55377 kg/m.

Every unit

That bar in every unit

Tables

# to kg/m conversion table

# to kg/m conversion table
#kg/m
#3 #0.559358 kg/m
#4 #0.994413 kg/m
#5 #1.55377 kg/m
#6 #2.23743 kg/m
#7 #3.04539 kg/m
#8 #3.97765 kg/m
#9 #5.0611 kg/m
#10 #6.41556 kg/m
#11 #7.90797 kg/m
#14 #11.4009 kg/m
#18 #20.2624 kg/m
kg/m to # conversion table
kg/m to # conversion table
kg/m#
0.994 kg/m#4 #
1.55 kg/m#5 #
2.24 kg/m#6 #
3.05 kg/m#7 #
3.98 kg/m#8 #
5.06 kg/m#9 #
6.42 kg/m#10 #
7.91 kg/m#11 #
11.4 kg/m#14 #

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many kg/m is #10 #?
#10 # is 6.41556 kg/m.
How many kg/m is #5 #?
#5 # is 1.55377 kg/m.

The units

About these units

US bar number (#)

US bar size #3 to #18.

Kilograms per meter (kg/m)

Weight of one meter of bar.

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