British Universal Columns and Beams

Properties of British Universal Steel Columns and Beams

Properties of some British Column and Beams according BS 4.

Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
s
(kg/m) (cm4)
2
(mm) (mm)
(cm )
(mm)
UB 127 x 76 x 13 127

76

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

16.5

13

473

55.7

74.5

14.7

UB 152 x 89 x 16 152.4 88.7

4.5

20.3

16

834

89.6 109.5

20.2

UB 178 x 102 x
177.8 101.2
19

4.8

24.3

19

1356

13.7 152.5

27

UB 203 x 102 x
203.2 101.8
23

5.4

29.4

23.1

2105

163.9 207.2

32.2

UB 203 x 133 x
203.2 133.2
25

5.7

32

25.1

2340

307.6 230.3

46.2

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Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
4
s
(kg/m)
(cm
)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

UB 203 x 133 x
206.8 133.9
30

6.4

38.2

30

2896

384.7 280

57.5

UB 254 x 102 x
22

5.7

28

22

2841

119.3 223.7

23.5

UB 254 x 102 x
257.2 101.9
25

32

25.2

3415

148.7 265.5

29.2

UB 254 x 102 x
260.4 102.2
28

6.3

36.1

28.3

4005

178.5 307.6

34.9

UB 254 x 146 x
251.4 146.1
31

39.7

31.1

4413

447.5 351.1

61.3

256 146.4

6.3

47.2

37

5537

570.6 432.6

78

UB 254 x 146 x
259.6 147.3
43

7.2

54.8

43

6544

677.4 504.1

92

UB 305 x 102 x
305.1 101.6
25

5.8

31.6

24.8

4455

122.9 292.1

24.2

UB 305 x 102 x
308.7 101.8
28

35.9

28.2

5366

155.4 347.6

30.5

UB 305 x 102 x
312.7 102.4
33

6.6

41.8

32.8

6501

194.1 415.8

37.9

UB 305 x 127 x
304.4 123.4
37

7.1

47.2

37

7171

336.2 471.1

54.5

UB 254 x 146 x
37

254 101.6

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Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
4
s
(kg/m)
(cm
)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

UB 305 x 127 x
307.2 124.3
42

53.4

41.9

8196

388.8 533.6

62.6

UB 305 x 127 x
48

61.2

48.1

9575

461 615.7

73.6

UB 305 x 165 x
303.4 165
40

51.3

40.3

8503

764.4 560.5

92.6

UB 305 x 165 x
306.6 165.7
46

6.7

58.8

46.1

9899

895.7 645.7

108.1

UB 305 x 165 x
310.4 166.9
54

7.9

68.8

54

11700

1063 753.6

127.4

42.1

33.1

8249

280.2 472.7

44.7

UB 356 x 127 x
353.4 126
39

6.6

49.8

39.1

10172

357.8 575.6

56.8

UB 356 x 171 x
351.4 171.1
45

57.3

45

12070

811.1 686.7

94.8

UB 356 x 127 x
33

311 125.3

349 125.4

UB 356 x 171 x
51

355 171.5

7.4

64.9

51

14140

968.3 796.4

112.9

UB 356 x 171 x
57

358 172.2

8.1

72.6

57

16040

1108

896

128.7

UB 356 x 171 x
363.4 173.2
67

9.1

85.5

67.1

19460

1362 1071

157.3

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Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
4
s
(kg/m)
(cm
)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)
UB 406 x 140 x
39

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

398 141.8

6.4

49.7

39

12508

409.8 628.6

57.8

UB 406 x 140 x
403.2 142.2
46

6.8

58.6

46

15685

538.1 778

75.6

UB 406 x 178 x
402.6 177.7
54

7.7

69

54.1

18720

1021

930

114.9

UB 406 x 178 x
406.4 177.9
60

7.9

76.5

60.1

21600

1203 1063

135.3

UB 406 x 178 x
409.4 178.8
67

8.8

85.5

67.1

24330

1365 1189

152.7

UB 406 x 178 x
412.8 179.5
74

9.5

94.5

74.2

27310

1545 1323

172.2

UB 457 x 152 x
449.8 152.4
52

7.6

66.6

52.3

21370

645

950

84.6

UB 457 x 152 x
454.6 152.9
60

8.1

76.2

59.8

25500

794.6 1122

103.9

UB 457 x 152 x
67

458 153.8

85.6

67.2

28930

912.6 1263

118.7

UB 457 x 152 x
74

462 154.4

9.6

94.5

74.2

32670

1047 1414

135.6

UB 457 x 152 x
465.8 155.3
82

10.5

104.5

82.1

36590

1185 1571

152.5

UB 457 x 191 x 453.4 189.9

8.5

85.5

67.1

29380

1452 1296

152.9

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Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
4
s
(kg/m)
(cm
)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

67
UB 457 x 191 x
74

457 190.4

94.6

74.3

33320

1671 1458

175.5

UB 457 x 191 x
82

460 191.3

9.9

104.5

82

37050

1871 1611

195.6

UB 457 x 191 x
463.4 191.9
89

10.5

113.8

89.3

41020

2089 1770

217.8

UB 457 x 191 x
467.2 192.8
98

11.4

125.3

98.3

45730

2347 1957

243.5

UB 533 x 210 x
528.3 208.8
82

9.6

104.7

82.2

47540

2007 1800

192.3

UB 533 x 210 x
533.1 209.3
92

10.1

117.4

92.1

55230

2389 2072

228.3

UB 533 x 210 x
536.7 210
101

10.8

128.7

101

61520

2692 2292

256.4

UB 533 x 210 x
539.5 210.8
109

11.6

138.9

109

66820

2943 2477

279.2

UB 533 x 210 x
544.5 211.9
122

12.7

155.4

122

76040

3388 2793

319.7

UB 610 x 229 x
602.6 227.6
101

10.5

128.9

101.2

45780

2915 2515

256.1

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Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment of
Inertia

Section Modulus

Designation
Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight
Ix
h
w
Area
4
s
(kg/m)
(cm
)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)

Iy
Wx
(cm4) (cm3)

Wy
(cm3)

UB 610 x 229 x
607.6 228.2
113

11.1

143.9

113

87320

3434 2874

301

UB 610 x 229 x
612.2 229
125

11.9

159.3

125.1

98610

3932 3221

343.4

UB 610 x 229 x
617.2 230.2
140

13.1

178.2

139.9 111800

4505 3622

391.4

612.4 304.8

11.8

190

149.1 125900

9308 4111

611

UB 610 x 305 x
620.2 307.1
179

14.1

228.1

153000 11408 4935

743

UB 610 x 305 x
635.8 311.4
238

18.4

303.3

238.1 209500 15837 6589

1017

UB 610 x 305
x 149

179

1 cm4 = 10-8 m = 104 mm

1 in4 = 4.16x105 mm4 = 41.6 cm4
1 cm3 = 10-6 m = 103 mm

The standard method for specifying the dimensions of a standard hot rolled steel section includes using initials to designate the type of section, for
example: UB 457 x 152 x 60, is a Universal Beam of nominal dimensions 457 mm deep, 152 mm wide and weight 60 kg/m.
I-shaped cross-section beams:

Britain : Universal Beams (UB) and Universal Columns (UC)

Europe : IPE. HE. HL. HD and other sections
US : Wide Flange (WF) and H sections

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