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Steel flat bar and hex bar stock sizes: A36 hot rolled flat 1/8 to 3/8 in, 1018 hex 1/4 to 2 in and 5 to 18 mm across flats

What sizes does steel flat bar and hex bar come in, and what does each weigh per foot? · Standard part · basis: Continental Steel (A36 flat bar list, first 25 sizes), Online Metals (flat 3/8 x 3; 1018 hex inch and metric sizes), Metals Depot (1018 hex with lb/ft and lengths)

Also called: steel flat bar sizes, 1/8 x 1 flat bar weight, hex bar sizes steel, 3/4 hex bar across flats, hex bar 1018 sizes, flat bar weight per foot, a36 flat bar 3/16, 1/2 hex bar weight, hexagon bar stock sizes, hex bar 13mm, hot rolled flat bar lengths 20 ft, 1 inch hex bar lb per foot

Exact dimensions. True size, with no tolerance added.

sizes
50 in table

Notes

  • Hex bar is sized by its width across flats (AF). Distributor tables: Metals Depot (C1018 cold finished hexagon, ASTM A108, AISI 1018: 12 sizes with lb/ft; lengths 2, 4, 6, 12 ft or cut to size) and Online Metals (same grade: 16 inch sizes from 1/4 to 2 in, and 9 metric sizes 5 to 18 mm in 60 in lengths; 25 of 30 listings were visible). Weights come only from Metals Depot. A 1-5/16 in size is listed by Online Metals without an across-flats value; it is shown from its name.
  • Flat bar: Continental Steel's hot rolled flat bar list (A36, square edge, 20 ft lengths) has 280 sizes; only the first 25 were readable, all 1/8 in and 3/16 in thick. Rows below are those, plus Online Metals' 3/8 x 3 in (3.84 lb/ft). Continental's page has two apparent typos: 1/8 x 1 is printed 4.250 lb/ft (its own 20 ft weight, 8.50 lb, gives 0.425, which is used) and 3/16 x '1 5/8' has the decimal 1.375 and the weight of a 1-3/8 in bar, so that row is omitted. Steel weighs about 3.4 lb per foot per square inch of section, which reproduces the listed weights to rounding.
  • Most distributors cut flat bar to length; Online Metals states custom cuts up to 240 in. Other widths and thicknesses (1/4, 3/8, 1/2 in and up to 12 in wide) exist in the 280-size list but were not readable.
  • Aluminum and stainless flat bar are on their own pages (aluminum-flat-bar-and-round-bar-sizes, stainless-steel-round-and-flat-bar-sizes); round and square steel bar on bar-stock-sizes-round-square-steel-aluminum.
  • No files: a flat bar is a rectangle and a hex bar a prism, which a table already describes at every size and length.

Steel flat bar and hex bar stock sizes: A36 hot rolled flat 1/8 to… size chart

shapesizedecimal, inmmweight, lb/ftsource
hex 1018 cold finished1/4 in AF0.25006.350.20Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished5/16 in AF0.31257.940.30Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished3/8 in AF0.37509.520.42Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished7/16 in AF0.437511.110.60Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished1/2 in AF0.500012.700.74Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished5/8 in AF0.625015.881.15Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished11/16 in AF0.687517.461.39Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished3/4 in AF0.750019.051.66Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished7/8 in AF0.875022.222.25Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished1 in AF1.000025.402.94Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished1-1/8 in AF1.125028.573.75Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished1-1/4 in AF1.250031.75—Online Metals
hex 1018 cold finished1-5/16 in AF1.312533.34—Online Metals
hex 1018 cold finished1-1/2 in AF1.500038.10—Online Metals
hex 1018 cold finished1-3/4 in AF1.750044.45—Online Metals
hex 1018 cold finished2 in AF2.000050.8012.00Online Metals + Metals Depot
hex 1018 cold finished5 mm AF0.19695—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished6 mm AF0.23626—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished7 mm AF0.27567—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished8 mm AF0.31508—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished10 mm AF0.393710—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished12 mm AF0.472412—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished13 mm AF0.511813—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished15 mm AF0.590615—Online Metals (60 in length)
hex 1018 cold finished18 mm AF0.708718—Online Metals (60 in length)
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1/2 in0.1250 x 0.50003.17 x 12.700.213Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 5/8 in0.1250 x 0.62503.17 x 15.880.266Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 3/4 in0.1250 x 0.75003.17 x 19.050.319Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1 in0.1250 x 1.00003.17 x 25.400.425Continental Steel (page prints 4.250; its 20 ft weight gives 0.425)
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1-1/4 in0.1250 x 1.25003.17 x 31.750.531Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1-3/8 in0.1250 x 1.37503.17 x 34.920.478Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1-1/2 in0.1250 x 1.50003.17 x 38.100.638Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 1-3/4 in0.1250 x 1.75003.17 x 44.450.744Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 2 in0.1250 x 2.00003.17 x 50.800.85Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 2-1/2 in0.1250 x 2.50003.17 x 63.501.06Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 3 in0.1250 x 3.00003.17 x 76.201.28Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 4 in0.1250 x 4.00003.17 x 101.601.7Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 5 in0.1250 x 5.00003.17 x 127.002.13Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 6 in0.1250 x 6.00003.17 x 152.402.55Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 7 in0.1250 x 7.00003.17 x 177.802.98Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 8 in0.1250 x 8.00003.17 x 203.203.4Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 10 in0.1250 x 10.00003.17 x 254.004.25Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled1/8 x 12 in0.1250 x 12.00003.17 x 304.805.1Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 1/2 in0.1875 x 0.50004.76 x 12.700.319Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 5/8 in0.1875 x 0.62504.76 x 15.880.398Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 3/4 in0.1875 x 0.75004.76 x 19.050.478Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 1 in0.1875 x 1.00004.76 x 25.400.638Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 1-1/4 in0.1875 x 1.25004.76 x 31.750.797Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/16 x 1-1/2 in0.1875 x 1.50004.76 x 38.100.956Continental Steel
flat bar A36 hot rolled3/8 x 3 in0.3750 x 3.00009.52 x 76.203.84Online Metals

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Continental Steel & TubeHot rolled flat bar (A36, square edge, 20 ft): first 25 of 280 listed sizes with lb/ftwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Online Metals0.375 x 3 in A36 hot rolled flat bar: 3.84 lb per foot, custom cuts to 240 inwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Metals DepotC1018 cold finished hexagon (AISI 1018, ASTM A108): sizes, lb/ft, lengthswebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Online MetalsCarbon steel hex bar 1018 cold finish (ASTM A108): inch sizes and metric 5 to 18 mm, 60 inwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

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Questions

What does 1 in hex bar weigh per foot?

2.94 lb/ft (1018 cold finished hexagon, Metals Depot).

How long is steel flat bar sold?

Continental Steel lists A36 flat bar in 20 ft lengths; Online Metals cuts to length up to 240 in.

What metric hex bar sizes are stocked?

5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 18 mm across flats in 60 in lengths (Online Metals).