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500 WC 383 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

ASNZS Welded columns · v2019.11

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Section diagram

500 WC 383 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 257.36 lb/ft 383.00 kg/m
Depth, d 18.58 in 472.00 mm
Flange width, bf 19.69 in 500.00 mm
tw 1.260 in 32.000 mm
tf 1.417 in 36.000 mm
Area 75.64 in² 48,800.00 mm²
Ix 4,540.74 in⁴ 1,890,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,804.28 in⁴ 751,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 488.71 in³ 8,008,475 mm³
Sy 183.32 in³ 3,004,000 mm³
Zx 557.15 in³ 9,130,000 mm³
Zy 280.71 in³ 4,600,000 mm³
rx 7.75 in 196.80 mm
ry 4.88 in 124.05 mm
J 47.81 in⁴ 19,900,000 mm⁴
Cw 132,943.13 in⁶ 35,699,998,851,072 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus 500 WC 383.

Lighter in Welded columns

400 WC 361

Weight
361.0 kg/m (-5.7%)
Depth
430.0 mm (-8.9%)
Ix
1,360,000,000 mm⁴ (-28%)

Heavier in Welded columns

500 WC 414

Weight
414.0 kg/m (+8.1%)
Depth
480.0 mm (+1.7%)
Ix
2,110,000,000 mm⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in Welded columns

500 WC 290

Weight
290.0 kg/m (-24%)
Depth
506.0 mm (+7.2%)
Ix
1,750,000,000 mm⁴ (-7.4%)
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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · v2019.11 · Methodology