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250UC89.5

250UC89.5 Universal Column

  • AS/NZS 3679.1:2016
  • Design: AS 4100:2020
  • Unverified
Weight Surface area Equivalents XML
Mass89.44kg/m
A11,393mm²
Ix142.70310⁶ mm⁴
Zx1,097.710³ mm³
250UC89.5 cross-section
Cross-section drawn to scale from nominal dimensions. Cross-hair marks the centroid.

Dimensions

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
Depthd260.0mmU
Flange widthbf256.0mmU
Flange thicknesstf17.3mmU
Web thicknesstw10.5mmU
Root radiusr114.0mmU

Section Properties

ParameterSymbolValueUnitData
General
Mass per metre mass89.44kg/mC
Gross area A11,393mm²C
About x-axis (major)
Second moment of area Ix Ix142.70310⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zx (min) Zx1,097.710³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sx Sx1,226.710³ mm³C
Radius of gyration rx rx111.9mmC
About y-axis (minor)
Second moment of area Iy Iy48.40910⁶ mm⁴C
Elastic section modulus Zy (min) Zy378.210³ mm³C
Plastic section modulus Sy Sy574.510³ mm³C
Radius of gyration ry ry65.2mmC
Torsion & warping
Torsion constant JApproximate thin-walled value, fillets neglected J0.97110⁶ mm⁴C
Warping constant IwIy·(d−tf)²/4 Iw712.8610⁹ mm⁶C
Surface area
External surface area extArea1.499m²/mC

Nominal designation mass 89.50 kg/m; calculated 89.44 kg/m (-0.1%).

Steel Grades

GradeStandard fy MPafu MPa NoteData
300 AS/NZS 3679.1:2016 280 440 Typical grade supplied – confirm availability with supplier U

Strengths shown for governing thickness t = 17.3 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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