Rolled Material Length Calculator
Estimate length and mass of uniformly wound sheet material from core and outside diameters.
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Calculation steps
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How to calculate
Equate the annular roll cross-section to sheet length times thickness, assuming no air gaps.
Length=π(outside²−core²)/(4 thickness); mass=length×width×thickness×density
Worked example
Outside diameter 200 mm, core 50 mm and thickness 0.1 mm give length about 294.524311 m.
Assumptions and input details
Outside diameter must exceed core. This is a bulk-volume estimate, unlike the exact centerline length of an Archimedean spiral. Compression, air, adhesive layers, leaders and winding tension are excluded.
Unit definitions
Unit selection is independent of language. Each selector contains only units for its physical quantity. Calculations use defined base units internally.
Choose from 23 length definitions, including explicitly labelled regional measures. Area conversions square the length factor; geometric volumes cube it.
Regional measures are not interchangeable merely because their names look similar. This is a documented selection, not a claim to include every historical unit.
NIST measurement tables · Japanese traditional units · Mainland China and Hong Kong unit distinctions
Using this calculator
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Yes. Replace the example values with your own inputs. The result, calculation steps, tables and applicable diagrams update from those inputs. Blank or invalid values clear the result; example values are never silently substituted for missing inputs.
Are the results exact?
Results use floating-point arithmetic and displayed rounding. Read the formula, assumptions and any stated data precision before interpreting the result.
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