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Our handy C-channel weight calculator makes it quick and easy to calculate the per foot, per meter, or total weight of C-channels in various materials.
Please refer to the user guide below the calculator for any technical guidance. We’ve also included a helpful tutorial if you’d prefer to calculate the weight of a C-channel manually and handy weight charts for common UPN and ISMC channels.
C Channel Weight Calculator:
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Total Weight = 0.00 lbs / 0.00 kg
Disclaimer: The weights shown in the above calculator are for guidance only and should not form the basis of any calculations where precise or accurate information is required. It isn’t uncommon for theoretical metal weights and densities to vary considerably from actual weights and densities, for example, due to differences in manufacturing processes and material compositions. Therefore, you should obtain relevant, accurate information from manufacturers if exact weight calculations are required.
How to Use the C Channel Weight Calculator
The first step is choosing the material used for the C channel(s) in your calculation, and you can choose this via the ‘Channel Material’ dropdown in box (1).
The ‘Density’ box will automatically be populated based on the material type you choose.
You can update the ‘Density’ figure if needed, although we’ve based the figure used for each material on industry guidance.
- You can change how many C channels you include in your calculation by updating the ‘Quantity’ dropdown in box (1).
You’ll need to enter various dimensions for your calculation including ‘Length’, ‘Width’, ‘Height’, and ‘Thickness’.
You can select the relevant units for each measurement using the ‘Unit’ dropdowns, including millimeters, centimeters, meters, inches, and feet.
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Note: If you choose ‘inch’ as a unit, you’ll need to use either whole or decimal numbers instead of fractions. For example, 0.25 instead of 1/4.
We’ve included a handy conversion table of standard material dimensions that you can use in the channel weight calculator. Click the button below to view the table:
C Channel Weight Calculator – Inch to Decimal Conversion Table 1/8 0.125 1-9/16 1.5625 3-5/8 3.625 5/32 0.15625 1-5/8 1.625 3-11/16 3.6875 3/16 0.1875 1-11/16 1.6875 3-3/4 3.75 7/32 0.21875 1-3/4 1.75 3-13/16 3.8125 1/4 0.25 1-13/16 1.8125 3-7/8 3.875 9/32 0.28125 1-7/8 1.875 3-15/16 3.9375 5/16 0.1325 1-15/16 1.9375 4 4.00 11/32 0.34375 2 2.00 4-1/8 4.125 3/8 0.375 2-1/16 2.0625 4-3/16 4.1875 13/32 0.40625 2-1/8 2.125 4-1/4 4.25 7/16 0.4375 2-3/16 2.1875 4-5/16 4.3125 15/16 0.9375 2-1/4 2.25 4-3/8 4.375 1/2 0.5 2-5/16 2.3125 4-7/16 4.4375 17/32 0.53125 2-3/8 2.375 4-1/2 4.50 9/16 0.5625 2-7/16 2.4375 4-9/16 4.5625 19/32 0.59375 2-1/2 2.50 4-5/8 4.625 5/8 0.625 2-9/16 2.5625 4-11/16 4.6875 11/16 0.6875 2-5/8 2.625 5 5.00 3/4 0.75 2-11/16 2.6875 5-1/16 5.0625 13/16 0.8125 2-3/4 2.75 5-1/8 5.125 7/8 0.875 2-7/8 2.875 5-3/16 5.1875 13/16 0.8125 2-15/16 2.9375 5-1/4 5.25 15/16 0.9375 3 3.00 5-3/8 5.375 1 1.00 3-1/16 3.0625 5-7/16 5.4375 1-1/16 1.0625 3-1/8 3.125 5-1/2 5.50 1-1/8 1.125 3-3/16 3.1875 5-5/8 5.625 1-3/16 1.1875 3-1/4 3.25 5-3/4 5.75 1-1/4 1.25 3-5/16 3.3125 5-7/8 5.875 1-5/16 1.3125 3-3/8 3.375 5-15/16 5.9375 1-3/8 1.375 3-7/16 3.4375 6 6.00 1-7/16 1.4375 3-1/2 3.50 1-1/2 1.50 3-9/16 3.5625
- Use the ‘Calculate’ button to complete your calculation, or the ‘Reset’ button to reset the channel weight calculator if you want to start over.
How to Calculate C Channel Weight
Don’t feel like using the handy calculator above? Here’s how to manually calculate the weight of C channel:
How to Calculate the Weight of C Channel
You’ll first need to calculate the volume of the C-channel, and you can do so via the following equation:
V = (W x L x T) + 2 x ((H – T) x L x T)
The above C-channel weight formula consists of the following elements:
V = Volume
W = The width of the C channel
L = The length of the C channel
H = The height of the C channel
T = The C channel’s thickness
Let’s work through an example of a mild steel C channel that has a length of 2000mm, a width of 200m, a height of 100m and a thickness of 10mm.
We’ll be using a density of 7850 kg/m3 for the mild steel in our calculation, and so we need to convert the dimensions above into meters. The length becomes 2.0m, the width 0.2m, the height 0.1m, and finally, the thickness will be 0.010m for the calculation.
Here’s an overview of how the C-channel volume calculation works in the case of this example:
Volume = (0.2 x 2 x 0.01) + 2 x ((0.1 – 0.01) x 2 x 0.01)
Volume = 0.0076m3
Mild Steel Density = 7850 kg/m3
If we multiply the 0.0076m3 volume figure by the 7850 kg/m3 density figure, we end up with a weight of 59.66 kg or 131.53 lbs.
UPN Channel Weight Chart
Manufactured under EN 10365, UPN channels have tolerances as set out in EN 10279:2000.
There are various sizes of UPN channels available, and they’re typically manufactured from stainless steel.
Here’s a summary of the various sizes and estimated weights of UPN channels:
| UPN Channel Weight Chart | ||||||
| UPN Channel Type | Width | Height | Base Thickness | Leg Thickness | Material | Estimated Channel Weight Per Meter |
| UPN 20x10x3 | 20 mm | 10 mm | 3 mm | 3.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 0.90 kg |
| UPN 30x15x4 | 30 mm | 15 mm | 4 mm | 4.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 1.79 kg |
| UPN 30x15x4 | 30 mm | 15 mm | 4 mm | 4.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 1.78 kg |
| UPN 30x33x5 | 30 mm | 33 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 4.38 kg |
| UPN 40x20x3 | 40 mm | 20 mm | 3 mm | 3.3 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 1.84 kg |
| UPN 40x20x3 | 40 mm | 20 mm | 3 mm | 3.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 1.93 kg |
| UPN 40x20x4 | 40 mm | 20 mm | 4 mm | 4.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 2.44 kg |
| UPN 40x20x4 | 40 mm | 20 mm | 4 mm | 4.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 2.45 kg |
| UPN 40x35x5 | 40 mm | 35 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 4.99 kg |
| UPN 40x35x5 | 40 mm | 35 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 4.98 kg |
| UPN 50x25x5 | 50 mm | 25 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3.91 kg |
| UPN 50x25x5 | 50 mm | 25 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3.93 kg |
| UPN 50 | 50 mm | 38 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 5.61 kg |
| UPN 50 | 50 mm | 38 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 5.72 kg |
| UPN 60x30x6 | 60 mm | 30 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 5.17 kg |
| UPN 60x30x6 | 60 mm | 30 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 5.20 kg |
| UPN 65 | 65 mm | 42 mm | 5.5 mm | 7.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 7.12 kg |
| UPN 65 | 65 mm | 42 mm | 5.5 mm | 7.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 7.26 kg |
| UPN 80 | 80 mm | 45 mm | 6 mm | 8 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 8.69 kg |
| UPN 80 | 80 mm | 45 mm | 6 mm | 8 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 8.86 kg |
| UPN 100 | 100 mm | 50 mm | 6 mm | 8.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 10.62 kg |
| UPN 100 | 100 mm | 50 mm | 6 mm | 8.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 10.82 kg |
| UPN 120 | 120 mm | 55 mm | 7 mm | 9 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 13.41 kg |
| UPN 120 | 120 mm | 55 mm | 7 mm | 9 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 13.66 kg |
| UPN 140 | 140 mm | 60 mm | 7 mm | 10 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 16.10 kg |
| UPN 140 | 140 mm | 60 mm | 7 mm | 10 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 16.34 kg |
| UPN 160 | 160 mm | 65 mm | 7.5 mm | 10.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 18.97 kg |
| UPN 160 | 160 mm | 65 mm | 7.5 mm | 10.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 19.28 kg |
| UPN 180 | 180 mm | 70 mm | 8 mm | 11 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 22.11 kg |
| UPN 180 | 180 mm | 70 mm | 8 mm | 11 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 22.46 kg |
| UPN 200 | 200 mm | 75 mm | 8.5 mm | 11.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 25.86 kg |
| UPN 200 | 200 mm | 75 mm | 8.5 mm | 11.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 25.87 kg |
| UPN 220 | 220 mm | 80 mm | 9 mm | 12.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 30.06 kg |
| UPN 240 | 240 mm | 85 mm | 9.5 mm | 13 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 33.97 kg |
| UPN 260 | 260 mm | 90 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 38.76 kg |
| UPN 280 | 280 mm | 95 mm | 10 mm | 15 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 42.82 kg |
| UPN 300 | 300 mm | 100 mm | 10 mm | 16 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 47.06 kg |
| UPN 320 | 320 mm | 100 mm | 14 mm | 17.5 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 59.96 kg |
| UPN 350 | 350 mm | 100 mm | 14 mm | 16 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 61.24 kg |
| UPN 380 | 380 mm | 102 mm | 13.5 mm | 16 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 63.72 kg |
| UPN 400 | 400 mm | 110 mm | 14 mm | 18 mm | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 72.49 kg |
ISMC Channel Weight Chart
ISMC, or Indian Standard Medium Weight Channels, are typically manufactured under ISI specification IS:2062-2006.
Usually manufactured from mild steel, there are various sizes of ISMC channels available.
Here’s a summary of the various sizes and estimated weights of ISMC channels:
| ISMC Channel Weight Chart | |||||
| ISMC Channel Type | Flange (Base) Width | Web (Leg) Height | Thickness | Material | Estimated Channel Weight Per Meter |
| ISMC 75 | 75 mm | 40 mm | 4.8 mm | Mild Steel | 7.16 kg |
| ISMC 100 | 100 mm | 50 mm | 5.0 mm | Mild Steel | 9.58 kg |
| ISMC 125 | 125 mm | 65 mm | 5.3 mm | Mild Steel | 13.12 kg |
| ISMC 150 | 150 mm | 75 mm | 5.7 mm | Mild Steel | 16.84 kg |
| ISMC 200 | 200 mm | 75 mm | 6.2 mm | Mild Steel | 22.33 kg |
| ISMC 250 | 250 mm | 82 mm | 9.0 mm | Mild Steel | 34.25 kg |
| ISMC 300 | 300 mm | 90 mm | 7.8 mm | Mild Steel | 36.36 kg |
| ISMC 400 | 400 mm | 100 mm | 8.8 mm | Mild Steel | 50.12 kg |
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