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Channels...BS 4-1:1971 (Superseded by BS 4: 1993)

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Properties

I= Moment Of Inertia, R= Radius Of Gyration, Z= Section Modulus (Elastic Modulus) = I/y_max, P = Dist. To Neutral Axis

Serial Size	P	I			R		Z
		Axis xx		Axis y-y	Axis x-x	Axis y-y	Axis x-x	Axis y-y
		Gross	Net	Axis y-y	Axis x-x	Axis y-y	Axis x-x	Axis y-y
mm	cm	cm ⁴	cm ⁴	cm ⁴	cm	cm	cm ³	cm ³
432 x102	2.32	21399	17602	628.6	16.0	2.74	991.1	80.15
381 x 102	2.52	14894	12060	579.8	14.6	2.87	781.8	75.87
305 x 102	2.66	8214	6587	499.5	11.8	2.91	539.0	66.60
305 x 89	2.18	7061	5824	325.4	11.5	2.48	463.3	48.49
254 x 89	2.42	4448	3612	302.4	9.88	2.58	350.2	46.71
254 x 76	1.86	3367	2673	162.6	9.67	2.12	265.1	28.22
229 x 89	2.53	3387	2733	285.0	9.01	2.61	296.4	44.82
229 x 76	2.00	2610	2040	158.7	8.87	2.19	228.3	28.22
203 x 89	2.65	2491	1996	264.4	8.10	2.64	245.2	42.34
203 x 76	2.13	1950	1506	151.4	8.02	2.23	192.0	27.59
178 x 89	2.76	1753	1397	241.0	7.16	2.66	197.2	39.29
178 x 76	2.20	1337	1028	134.0	7.10	2.25	150.4	24.73
152 x 89	2.86	1166	923.7	215.1	6.20	2.66	153.0	35.70
152 x 76	2.21	851.6	654.3	113.8	6.1	2.24	111.8	21.05
127 x 64	1.94	482.6	367.5	67.24	5.04	1.88	75.99	15.25
102 x 51	1.51	207.7	167.9	29.10	3.96	1.48	40.89	8.16
76 x 38	1.19	74.14	54.52	10.66	2.95	1.12	19.46	4.07

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