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UB 457×152×52 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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Section diagram

UB 457×152×52 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 35.14 lb/ft 52.30 kg/m
Depth, d 17.71 in 449.80 mm
Flange width, bf 6.00 in 152.40 mm
tw 0.299 in 7.600 mm
tf 0.429 in 10.900 mm
Area 10.32 in² 6,660.00 mm²
Ix 514.14 in⁴ 214,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 15.50 in⁴ 6,450,000 mm⁴
Sx 57.97 in³ 950,000.00 mm³
Sy 5.19 in³ 85,000.00 mm³
Zx 67.13 in³ 1,100,000 mm³
Zy 8.12 in³ 133,000.00 mm³
rx 7.05 in 179.00 mm
ry 1.22 in 31.10 mm
J 0.51 in⁴ 214,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 1,154.41 in⁶ 310,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus UB 457×152×52.

Lighter in Universal beams

UB 356×171×51

Weight
51.0 kg/m (-2.5%)
Depth
355.0 mm (-21%)
Ix
141,000,000 mm⁴ (-34%)

Heavier in Universal beams

UB 305×165×54

Weight
54.0 kg/m (+3.3%)
Depth
310.4 mm (-31%)
Ix
117,000,000 mm⁴ (-45%)

Closest Iₓ in Universal beams

UB 406×178×60

Weight
60.1 kg/m (+15%)
Depth
406.4 mm (-9.6%)
Ix
216,000,000 mm⁴ (+0.9%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Methodology