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500 WC 290 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

ASNZS Welded columns · v2019.11

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500 WC 290 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 194.87 lb/ft 290.00 kg/m
Depth, d 19.92 in 506.00 mm
Flange width, bf 19.69 in 500.00 mm
tw 0.787 in 20.000 mm
tf 1.102 in 28.000 mm
Area 57.35 in² 37,000.00 mm²
Ix 4,204.39 in⁴ 1,750,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,403.07 in⁴ 584,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 422.10 in³ 6,916,996 mm³
Sy 142.55 in³ 2,336,000 mm³
Zx 469.88 in³ 7,700,000 mm³
Zy 216.63 in³ 3,550,000 mm³
rx 8.56 in 217.48 mm
ry 4.95 in 125.63 mm
J 20.47 in⁴ 8,520,000 mm⁴
Cw 124,005.78 in⁶ 33,299,999,227,904 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus 500 WC 290.

Lighter in Welded columns

350 WC 280

Weight
280.0 kg/m (-3.4%)
Depth
355.0 mm (-30%)
Ix
747,000,000 mm⁴ (-57%)

Heavier in Welded columns

400 WC 303

Weight
303.0 kg/m (+4.5%)
Depth
422.0 mm (-17%)
Ix
1,180,000,000 mm⁴ (-33%)

Closest Iₓ in Welded columns

500 WC 383

Weight
383.0 kg/m (+32%)
Depth
472.0 mm (-6.7%)
Ix
1,890,000,000 mm⁴ (+8.0%)
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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · v2019.11 · Methodology