Shapes & Useful Formulas

cropped-falcon-metal-logo-1-1.pngUSEFUL FORMULAS  WEIGHT FORMULAS
For Stainless Steel

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CIRCLE-AREA

SQUARE OF DIAMETER X .7854

CIRCLE - CIRCUMFERENCE

DIAMETER X 3.1414

CONTENTS

AREA OF BASE X (.333 X ALITITUDE)

CYLINDRICAL

LENGTH X (SQUARE OF DIAMETER) X.0034

CYLINDER - AREA

LENGTH X CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BODY + AREA OF BOTH ENDS

CYLINDER VOLUME

AREA OF BASE X PERPENDICULAR HEIGHT

ELLIPSE

PRODUCT OF AXES BY .7854

ELLIPTICAL

LENGTH X SHORT DIAMETER X LONG DIAMETER X .0034

HEXAGON

AREA ON THE INSCRIBE CIRCLE X 1.1027

OCTAGON

DISTANCE ACROSS, SQUARED X .82843

PARALLELOGRAM

BASE X PERPENDICULAR HEIGHT

RECTANGLE - AREA

LENGTH X WIDTH

RECTANGULAR

LENGTH X WIDTH X DEPTH = (THIS TOTAL)
DIVIDED BY 231.0

SPHERE AREA

SQUARE OF DIAMETER X 3.1416 (OR) DIAMETER X CIRCUMFERENCE

SPHERE VOLUME

CUBE OF DIAMETER X .5236

SQUARE CIRCUMFERENCE OF CIRCUMSCRIBING CIRCLE

SIDE X 4.443

SQUARE DIAMETER OF CIRCUMSCRIBING CIRCLE

SIDE OF SQUARE X 1.4142

SQUARE SIDE OF INSCRIBED SQUARE

DIAMETER X .7071…(OR)
CIRCUMFERENCE X .2251

SQUARE - SIDE OF EQUAL SQUARE

DIAMETER X .8862

TANK - CAPACITY IN GALLONS

MEASUREMENTS MUST BE INCHES

TRIANGLE

HALF HEIGHT X BASE

WEIGHT PER LIN. FT (12 INCHES)

FLATS: 3.44 X T X W

HEXAGONS: 2.977 X Dia. sq.

OCTAGON: 2.977 X Dia. sq.

ROUNDS: 2.70 X Dia. sq.

SQUARES: 3.44 X T X W

TUBING: 10.79 X (OD-WL) X WL

WEIGHT PER PIECE

BLANKS: .286 X T X W X L

CIRCLES: .225 X T X Dia Sq.

RINGS: .225 X T X (ODsq-IDsq)

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