This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Side and diameter in inches. | Square iron in pounds. | Round Iron in pounds. |
¼ | .209 | .164 |
5/16 | .326 | .250 |
3/8 | .470 | .369 |
7/16 | .640 | .503 |
½ | .835 | .656 |
9/16 | 1.057 | .831 |
5/8 | 1 305 | 1.025 |
11/16 | 1.579 | 1.241 |
¾ | 1.879 | 1.476 |
13/16 | 2205 | 1.732 |
7/8 | 2.558 | 2.011 |
15/16 | 2 936 | 2.306 |
1 | 3 340 | 2 624 |
1 1/8 | 4.228 | 3.321 |
1¼ | 5.219 | 4099 |
1 3/8 | 6.315 | 4 961 |
1 ½ | 7.516 | 5.913 |
Size and diam eter in inches. | Square Iron in pounds. | Bound Iron in pounds. |
1 5/8 | 8820 | 6.928 |
1 3/4 | 10 229 | 8.043 |
1 1/8 | 11.743 | 9.224 |
2 | 13.300 | 10.496 |
2 1/8 | 15.083 | 11.846 |
2¼ | 16.909 | 18.288 |
2 3/8 | 18.840 | 14.797 |
2 ½ | 20.875 | 16.396 |
2 5/8 | 23.115 | 18.146 |
21 | 25.259 | 19.842 |
27/8 | 27.608 | 21.684 |
3 | 30.070 | 23.653 |
3 1/8 | 32 618 | 25.620 |
3¼ | 35.279 | 27.709 |
3 3/8 | 38.045 | 29.881 |
3½ | 40.910 | 82.170 |
5 5/8 | 43.890 | 34.472 |
Side and diameter in inches. | Square iron in pounds. | Round Iron in pounds. |
3 3/4 | 46.969 | 36 895 |
3 7/8 | 60 153 | 39.390 |
4 | 53.440 | 41.984 |
4ft | 56.833 | 44 637 |
4 1/4 | 6' | 47.385 |
4 3/8 | 63 930 | 50 .211 |
4 1/2 | 67.637 | 53132 |
4 5/8 | 71 445 | 56 113 |
4 3/4 | 75 359 | 59 187 |
4 7/8 | 79 378 | 62344 |
5 | 83.510 | 65 585 |
5 1/4 | 92 459 | 72.618 |
6} | 101.036 | 79 370 |
5 3/4 | 110.429 | 86 731 |
6 | 120 243 | 94.610 |
The weight of bar iron being 1, | ||
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" | " copper | 1 16 |
 
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