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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| 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
- 1.73 – 365.18 in⁴
- Sx range
- 1.17 – 48.82 in³
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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) v2019.11 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology