Australia Welded Columns & Section Properties

Browse Australian Welded columns 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 WC-shape dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Width (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
500 WC 340 340 514 500 43250 2050000000 7976653.696498
500 WC 290 290 506 500 37000 1750000000 6916996.047431
500 WC 267 267 500 500 34000 1560000000 6240000
500 WC 228 228 490 500 29000 1260000000 5142857.142857
500 WC 414 414 480 500 52800 2110000000 8791666.666667
500 WC 440 440 480 500 56000 2150000128 8958333.866667
500 WC 383 383 472 500 48800 1890000000 8008474.576271
400 WC 328 328 430 400 41800 1320000000 6139534.883721
400 WC 361 361 430 400 46000 1360000000 6325581.395349
400 WC 303 303 422 400 38600 1180000000 5592417.061611
400 WC 270 270 414 400 34350 1030000000 4975845.410628
400 WC 212 212 400 400 27000 776000000 3880000
400 WC 181 181 390 400 23000 620000000 3179487.179487
400 WC 144 144 382 400 18400 486000000 2544502.617801
350 WC 280 280 355 350 35700 747000000 4208450.704225
350 WC 258 258 347 350 32900 661000000 3809798.270893
350 WC 230 230 339 350 29275 573000000 3380530.973451
350 WC 197 197 331 350 25100 486000000 2936555.891239

Family overview

What are Australia Welded Columns?

Browse Australian Welded columns 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 Welded Columns designations

WC designations list nominal depth, the welded-column family code and nominal mass in kilograms per metre.

Nominal depth series

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Properties

Welded Columns properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing Welded Columns. 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 Welded Columns summary

The current Australia Welded Columns library contains 18 sections across 18 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 96.76 to 295.67 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 13.03 to 20.24 inches .

Lightest section
400 WC 144
Heaviest section
500 WC 440
Ix range
1,167.62 – 5,165.40 in⁴
Sx range
155.28 – 546.67 in³

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