Australia Taper Flange Channels & Section Properties

Browse Australian Taper flange channels from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

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Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · 443 sections

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ASNZS CH-shape dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Width (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
380×100 CH 55.2169 380 100 7034 152000000 800000
300×90 CH 40.0978 300 90 5108 72400000 482666.666667
250×90 CH 35.4977 250 90 4522 45100000 360800
230×75 CH 25.12785 230 75 3201 26800000 233043.478261
200×75 CH 22.922 200 75 2920 19100000 191000
180×75 CH 20.881 180 75 2660 14100000 156666.666667
150×75 CH 17.6939 150 75 2254 8340000 111200
125×65 CH 13.4235 125 65 1710 4240000 67840
100×50 CH 9.3415 100 50 1190 1880000 37600
75×40 CH 6.64895 75 40 847 721000 19226.666667

Family overview

What are Australia Taper Flange Channels?

Browse Australian Taper flange channels from the supplied metric section workbook. Compare dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

Designations

Understanding Taper Flange Channels designations

CH designations list nominal depth × flange width followed by the taper-flange channel code.

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Properties

Taper Flange Channels properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing Taper Flange Channels. View the complete property glossary.

Symbol Property Units Why it matters
Weight Weight lb/ft, kg/m Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons
d Overall depth in, mm Overall depth and clearance
bf Flange width in, mm Overall flange width and lateral behaviour
tw Web thickness in, mm Web thickness and shear-related behaviour
tf Flange thickness in, mm Flange thickness and flexural/local behaviour
A Cross-sectional area in², mm² Total steel cross-sectional area
Ix Moment of inertia (x) in⁴, mm⁴ Major-axis flexural stiffness
Iy Moment of inertia (y) in⁴, mm⁴ Minor-axis flexural stiffness
Sx Elastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the x-axis
Sy Elastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the y-axis
Zx Plastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the x-axis
Zy Plastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the y-axis
rx Radius of gyration (x) in, mm Strong-axis radius of gyration
ry Radius of gyration (y) in, mm Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance
J Torsional constant in⁴, mm⁴ Torsional constant
Cw Warping constant in⁶, mm⁶ Warping constant for lateral-torsional behaviour

Library summary

Computed Taper Flange Channels summary

The current Australia Taper Flange Channels library contains 10 sections across 10 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 4.47 to 37.10 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 2.95 to 14.96 inches .

Lightest section
75x40 CH
Heaviest section
380x100 CH
Ix range
1.73365.18 in⁴
Sx range
1.1748.82 in³

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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) v2019.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology