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UB 838×292×194 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Universal beams · v2023.11

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UB 838×292×194 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 130.36 lb/ft 194.00 kg/m
Depth, d 33.10 in 840.70 mm
Flange width, bf 11.51 in 292.40 mm
tw 0.579 in 14.700 mm
tf 0.854 in 21.700 mm
Area 38.29 in² 24,700.00 mm²
Ix 6,703.00 in⁴ 2,790,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 217.91 in⁴ 90,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 405.20 in³ 6,640,000 mm³
Sy 37.83 in³ 620,000.00 mm³
Zx 466.22 in³ 7,640,000 mm³
Zy 59.44 in³ 974,000.00 mm³
rx 13.23 in 336.00 mm
ry 2.39 in 60.60 mm
J 7.35 in⁴ 3,060,000 mm⁴
Cw 56,603.24 in⁶ 15,200,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus UB 838×292×194.

Lighter in Universal beams

UB 686×254×192

Weight
192.0 kg/m (-1.0%)
Depth
702.0 mm (-16%)
Ix
1,980,000,000 mm⁴ (-29%)

Heavier in Universal beams

UB 762×267×197

Weight
197.0 kg/m (+1.5%)
Depth
769.8 mm (-8.4%)
Ix
2,400,000,000 mm⁴ (-14%)

Closest Iₓ in Universal beams

UB 762×267×220

Weight
220.0 kg/m (+13%)
Depth
779.0 mm (-7.3%)
Ix
2,780,000,000 mm⁴ (-0.4%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Methodology