Theoretical Linear Unit Weights (Mass) 

 

 

 

W =

Weight in pounds per foot

M =

Mass in kilograms per metre

D =

Outside diameter or distance across flats in inches (or millimetres)

d =

Inside diameter or distance across flats in inches (or millimetres)

t =

Wall thickness in inches (or millimetres)

eD =

Equivalent round outside diameter in inches (or millimetres)

ed =

Equivalent round inside diameter in inches (or millimetres)

et =

Equivalent wall thickness in inches (or millimetres)

D1

 

=

 

Major outside diameter of oval tube in inches (or millimetres)

 

d1

 

=

 

Major inside diameter of oval tube in inches (or millimetres)

 

D2

 

=

 

Minor outside diameter of oval tube in inches (or millimetres)

 

d2

 

=

 

Minor inside diameter of oval tube in inches (or millimetres)