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UB 406×178×74 Dimensions, Weight and Section Properties

UK Universal beams · v2023.11

UB 406×178×74: 412.8 mm depth, 179.5 mm flange width, 74.2 kg/m weight. View the full dimensions and properties in imperial and metric units below.

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Section diagram

UB 406×178×74 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 49.86 lb/ft 74.20 kg/m
Depth, d 16.25 in 412.80 mm
Flange width, bf 7.07 in 179.50 mm
tw 0.374 in 9.500 mm
tf 0.630 in 16.000 mm
Area 14.65 in² 9,450.00 mm²
Ix 655.89 in⁴ 273,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 37.00 in⁴ 15,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 80.55 in³ 1,320,000 mm³
Sy 10.50 in³ 172,000.00 mm³
Zx 91.54 in³ 1,500,000 mm³
Zy 16.29 in³ 267,000.00 mm³
rx 6.69 in 170.00 mm
ry 1.59 in 40.40 mm
J 1.51 in⁴ 628,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 2,260.41 in⁶ 607,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Compare weight neighbors, another Ix option, and a nearby depth series when available, with percent change versus UB 406×178×74.

Lighter in Universal beams

UB 533×165×74

Weight
74.0 kg/m (-0.3%)
Depth
529.0 mm (+28%)
Ix
411,000,000 mm⁴ (+51%)

Heavier in Universal beams

UB 457×191×74

Weight
74.3 kg/m (+0.1%)
Depth
457.0 mm (+11%)
Ix
333,000,000 mm⁴ (+22%)

Another Iₓ option in Universal beams

UB 457×152×67

Weight
67.2 kg/m (-9.4%)
Depth
458.0 mm (+11%)
Ix
289,000,000 mm⁴ (+5.9%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Methodology