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UB 152×89×16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Universal beams · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

UB 152×89×16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 10.75 lb/ft 16.00 kg/m
Depth, d 6.00 in 152.40 mm
Flange width, bf 3.49 in 88.70 mm
tw 0.177 in 4.500 mm
tf 0.303 in 7.700 mm
Area 3.15 in² 2,030.00 mm²
Ix 20.04 in⁴ 8,340,000 mm⁴
Iy 2.16 in⁴ 898,000.00 mm⁴
Sx 6.71 in³ 110,000.00 mm³
Sy 1.22 in³ 20,000.00 mm³
Zx 7.51 in³ 123,000.00 mm³
Zy 1.90 in³ 31,200.00 mm³
rx 2.52 in 64.10 mm
ry 0.83 in 21.00 mm
J 0.09 in⁴ 35,600.00 mm⁴
Cw 17.47 in⁶ 4,690,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus UB 152×89×16.

Lighter in Universal beams

UB 127×76×13

Weight
13.0 kg/m (-19%)
Depth
127.0 mm (-17%)
Ix
4,730,000 mm⁴ (-43%)

Heavier in Universal beams

UB 178×102×19

Weight
19.0 kg/m (+19%)
Depth
177.8 mm (+17%)
Ix
13,600,000 mm⁴ (+63%)

Closest Iₓ in Universal beams

UB 203×102×23

Weight
23.1 kg/m (+44%)
Depth
203.2 mm (+33%)
Ix
21,000,000 mm⁴ (+152%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Methodology