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250UB37.3

250UB37.3 Universal Beam

  • AS/NZS 3679.1:2016
  • Design: AS 4100:2020
  • Unverified
Weight Surface area Equivalents XML
Mass37.29kg/m
A4,750mm²
Ix55.58710⁶ mm⁴
Zx434.310³ mm³
250UB37.3 cross-section
Cross-section drawn to scale from nominal dimensions. Cross-hair marks the centroid.

Dimensions

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
Depthd256.0mmU
Flange widthbf146.0mmU
Flange thicknesstf10.9mmU
Web thicknesstw6.4mmU
Root radiusr18.9mmU

Section Properties

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
General
Mass per metre mass37.29kg/mC
Gross area A4,750mm²C
About x-axis (major)
Second moment of area Ix Ix55.58710⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zx (min) Zx434.310³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sx Sx485.710³ mm³C
Radius of gyration rx rx108.2mmC
About y-axis (minor)
Second moment of area Iy Iy5.66110⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zy (min) Zy77.510³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sy Sy118.910³ mm³C
Radius of gyration ry ry34.5mmC
Torsion & warping
Torsion constant JApproximate thin-walled value, fillets neglected J0.14710⁶ mm⁴C
Warping constant IwIy·(d−tf)²/4 Iw85.0210⁹ mm⁶C
Surface area
External surface area extArea1.068m²/mC

Nominal designation mass 37.30 kg/m; calculated 37.29 kg/m (-0.0%).

Steel Grades

GradeStandard fy MPafu MPa NoteData
300 AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 320 440 Typical grade supplied – confirm availability with supplier U

Strengths shown for governing thickness t = 10.9 mm. Density 7850 kg/m³, E = 200 000 MPa.

Source & Verification

Source publisher
Pending verification – nominal dimensions entered by the application developer
Source document
AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 Structural steel – Hot-rolled bars and sections
Edition
2016
Publication year
2016
Page reference
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Last updated
2026-10-12
Verification status
Unverified

Nominal dimensions require verification against the current edition of the product standard and the manufacturer catalogue before design use. Properties are calculated by this application from the nominal dimensions.

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