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How Many Welding Rods are in a Box

Thursday, 4th March 2021
Graham (Tech Advisor)
The Welders Warehouse Online Shop

I get asked “how many welding rods are in a box”, a lot! So I guessed it was about time I published some figures!

There are some variables when it comes to how many welding rods are in a box.

The length of the welding rod is the biggest variable.

Smaller diameter welding rods, eg 1.6mm, 2.0mm & 2.5mm can be 250mm, 300mm or 350mm long.

Larger diameter welding rods can be 350mm or 450mm long.

As welding rods are sold by weight, you will get less longer rods than short.

The following guide to how many rods are in a box shows the number of welding rods per Kg, so you need to multiply this by the weight of the box!

Mild Steel

  • 1.6mm (16swg) x 250mm = 153 per Kg
  • 2.0mm (14swg) x 300mm = 98 per Kg
  • 2.5mm (12swg) x 350mm = 51 per Kg
  • 3.2mm (10swg) x 350mm = 32 per Kg
  • 4.0mm (8swg) x 450mm = 18 per Kg
  • All figures are approximate

View our Range of Mild Steel Welding Rods

Stainless Steel

  • 1.6mm (16swg) x 250mm = 129 per Kg
  • 2.0mm (14swg)x 300mm = 89 per Kg
  • 2.5mm (12swg) x 300mm = 53 per Kg
  • 3.2mm (10swg) x 350mm = 30 per Kg
  • 4.0mm (8swg) x 350mm = 19 per Kg
  • All figures are approximate

View our Range of Stainless Steel Welding Rods

FeNi Cast iron

  • 2.5mm (12swg) x 300mm = 60 per Kg
  • 3.2mm (10swg) x 350mm = 33 per Kg
  • 4.0mm (8swg) x 350mm = 22 per Kg
  • All figures are approximate

View our Range of Cast Iron Welding Rods

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Graham

12 comments

  1. Tebogo says:

    Very helpful thank you

    1. Graham says:

      You’re welcome Tebogo, glad you found the article useful.

  2. Sujeewa says:

    Thank you very much for the information,

    1. Graham says:

      You’re welcome Sujeewa, glad you found the information useful.
      Regards Graham

  3. glen says:

    It’s very useful in estimating welding works especially a beginner like me.

    1. Graham says:

      Thanks for the comment Glen, glad you found the article useful.
      Cheers, Graham

  4. mark says:

    how many kilos is exothermic cutting rods per box?

    1. Graham says:

      Hi Mark
      I regret we don’t offer exothermic cutting rods, so don’t have access tot he data. I would expect them to be similar in weight to Mild Steel Rods.
      Sorry I couldn’t help further.
      Cheers Graham

  5. Martie says:

    How many aluminium, stainless steel tig rods do you get in a kg

    1. Graham says:

      Hi Martie
      I regret we haven’t produced the figures for Tig Wire yet.
      Cheers
      Graham

  6. Bhim Raj Goyal says:

    Nice information.It would be better if the common gauge no.of welding rods be also mentioned along with mm.

    1. Graham says:

      Hi Bhim
      Thanks for the comment. When I wrote the article I did agonise over how to represent the sizes. Metric (mm) is the best known here in the UK, but there is also swg and imperial measure.
      1.6mm is also 16swg AND 1/16″!!
      It starts to get a bit messy putting all three size denominations down, but as you’ve mentioned swg, I have now updated the article with swg sizes shown as well.
      Hope that helps
      Cheers Graham

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