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Steel Section Index

Universal Column...BS 4-1:1971(Superseded by BS 4: 1993 )

Please don't use for new designs

Universal Columns Dimensions
M = Mass per m , D= Depth of Section, B= Width of Section, T1 = Web thickness,T = Flange Thickness, R = Root radius, A = Area of Section

 
Serial Size M D B T1 T R1 D1 A
mm kg mm mm mm mm mm mm cm2
356 x 406 634 474.7 424.1 47.6 77.0 15.2 290.1 808.1
 551 455.7 418.5 42.0 67.5 15.2 290.1 701.8
  467 436.6 412.4 35.9 58.0 15.2 290.1 595.5
  393 419.1 407 30.6 49.2 15.2 290.1 500.9
  340 406.4 403 26.5 42.9 15.2 290.1 432.7
  287 393.7 399 22.6 36.5 15.2 290.1 366.0
  235 381.0 395 18.5 30.2 15.2 290.1 299.8
Column Core 477 427.0 424.4 48.0 53.2 15.2 290.1 607.2
356 x 368 202 374.7 374.4 16.8 27.0 15.2 290.1 257.9
  177 368.3 372.1 14.5 23.8 15.2 290.1 225.7
  153 362.0 370.2 12.6 20.7 15.2 290.1 195.2
  129 355.6 368.3 10.7 17.5 15.2 290.1 164.9
305 x 305 283 365.3 321.8 26.9 44.1 15.2 246.6 360.4
  240 352.6 317.9 23.0 37.7 15.2 246.6 305.6
  198 339.9 314.1 19.2 31.4 15.2 246.6 252.3
  158 327.2 310.6 15.7 25.0 15.2 246.6 201.2
  137 320.5 308.7 13.8 21.7 15.2 246.6 174.6
  118 314.5 306.8 11.9 18.7 15.2 246.6 149.8
  97 307.8 304.8 9.9 15.4 15.2 246.6 123.3
254 x 254 167 289.1 264.5 19.2 31.7 12.7 200.2 212.4
  132 276.4 261.0 15.6 25.1 12.7 200.2 167.7
  107 266.7 258.3 13.0 20.5 12.7 200.2 136.6
  89 260.4 255.9 10.5 17.3 12.7 200.2 114.0
  73 254.0 254.0 8.6 14.2 12.7 200.2 92.9
203 x 203 86 222.3 208.8 13.0 20.5 10.2 160.8 110.1
  71 215.9 206.2 10.3 17.3 10.2 160.8 91.1
  60 209.6 205.2 9.3 14.2 10.2 160.8 75.8
  52 206.2 203.9 8.0 12.5 10.2 160.8 66.4
  46 203.2 203.2 7.3 11.0 10.2 160.8 58.8
152 x 152 37 161.8 154.4 8.1 11.5 7.6 123.4 47.4
  30 157.5 152.9 6.6 9.4 7.6 123.4 38.2
  23 152.4 152.4 6.1 6.8 7.6 123.4 29.8
Serial Size M D B T1 T R1 D1 A
mm kg mm mm mm mm mm mm cm2

Steel Section Index

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