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500 WC 440 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

ASNZS Welded columns · v2019.11

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Section diagram

500 WC 440 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 295.67 lb/ft 440.00 kg/m
Depth, d 18.90 in 480.00 mm
Flange width, bf 19.69 in 500.00 mm
tw 1.575 in 40.000 mm
tf 1.575 in 40.000 mm
Area 86.80 in² 56,000.00 mm²
Ix 5,165.40 in⁴ 2,150,000,128 mm⁴
Iy 2,006.10 in⁴ 835,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 546.67 in³ 8,958,334 mm³
Sy 203.82 in³ 3,340,000 mm³
Zx 634.65 in³ 10,400,000 mm³
Zy 314.88 in³ 5,160,000 mm³
rx 7.71 in 195.94 mm
ry 4.81 in 122.11 mm
J 71.84 in⁴ 29,900,000 mm⁴
Cw 150,445.46 in⁶ 40,400,001,695,744 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus 500 WC 440.

Lighter in Welded columns

500 WC 414

Weight
414.0 kg/m (-5.9%)
Depth
480.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
2,110,000,000 mm⁴ (-1.9%)

Closest Iₓ in Welded columns

500 WC 340

Weight
340.0 kg/m (-23%)
Depth
514.0 mm (+7.1%)
Ix
2,050,000,000 mm⁴ (-4.7%)
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Source: Australian-Sections.xlsx (Sheets 1-19) · v2019.11 · Methodology