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UB 838×292×251 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Universal beams · v2023.11

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UB 838×292×251 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 168.66 lb/ft 251.00 kg/m
Depth, d 33.82 in 859.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.50 in 292.00 mm
tw 0.669 in 17.000 mm
tf 1.220 in 31.000 mm
Area 49.45 in² 31,900.00 mm²
Ix 9,273.69 in⁴ 3,860,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 309.92 in⁴ 129,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 549.21 in³ 9,000,000 mm³
Sy 53.94 in³ 884,000.00 mm³
Zx 628.54 in³ 10,300,000 mm³
Zy 84.21 in³ 1,380,000 mm³
rx 13.70 in 348.00 mm
ry 2.50 in 63.60 mm
J 17.66 in⁴ 7,350,000 mm⁴
Cw 81,925.74 in⁶ 22,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus UB 838×292×251.

Lighter in Universal beams

UB 1016×305×249

Weight
249.0 kg/m (-0.8%)
Depth
980.0 mm (+14%)
Ix
4,810,000,000 mm⁴ (+25%)

Heavier in Universal beams

UB 914×305×253

Weight
253.0 kg/m (+0.8%)
Depth
918.4 mm (+6.9%)
Ix
4,360,000,000 mm⁴ (+13%)

Closest Iₓ in Universal beams

UB 914×305×224

Weight
224.0 kg/m (-11%)
Depth
910.4 mm (+6.0%)
Ix
3,760,000,000 mm⁴ (-2.6%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Methodology