Properties of some British Column and Beams according BS 4.

Static Parameters
Dimensions

Moment
of
Section Modulus
Inertia

Designation

Web
Depth Width
Sectional
Thickness
Weight Ix
Iy
Wx
Wy
h
w
Area
4
4
3
s
(kg/m) (cm ) (cm ) (cm ) (cm3)
(mm) (mm)
(cm2)
(mm)
UB 127 x 76 x 13

127

76

16.5

13

473

55.7

74.5

14.7

UB 152 x 89 x 16

152.4 88.7

4.5

20.3

16

834

89.6 109.5 20.2

UB 178 x 102 x 19

177.8 101.2

4.8

24.3

19

1356

13.7 152.5

UB 203 x 102 x 23

203.2 101.8

5.4

29.4

23.1

27

2105 163.9 207.2 32.2

UB 203 x 133 x 25

203.2 133.2

5.7

32

25.1

UB 203 x 133 x 30

206.8 133.9

6.4

38.2

30

2896 384.7 280

5.7

28

22

2841 119.3 223.7 23.5

UB 254 x 102 x 22

254

101.6

2340 307.6 230.3 46.2

57.5

UB 254 x 102 x 25

257.2 101.9

32

25.2

3415 148.7 265.5 29.2

UB 254 x 102 x 28

260.4 102.2

6.3

36.1

28.3

4005 178.5 307.6 34.9

UB 254 x 146 x 31

251.4 146.1

39.7

31.1

4413 447.5 351.1 61.3

146.4

6.3

47.2

37

5537 570.6 432.6

78

UB 254 x 146 x 43

259.6 147.3

7.2

54.8

43

6544 677.4 504.1

92

UB 305 x 102 x 25

305.1 101.6

5.8

31.6

24.8

4455 122.9 292.1 24.2

UB 305 x 102 x 28

308.7 101.8

35.9

28.2

5366 155.4 347.6 30.5

UB 305 x 102 x 33

312.7 102.4

6.6

41.8

32.8

6501 194.1 415.8 37.9

UB 305 x 127 x 37

304.4 123.4

7.1

47.2

37

7171 336.2 471.1 54.5

UB 305 x 127 x 42

307.2 124.3

53.4

41.9

8196 388.8 533.6 62.6

UB 254 x 146 x 37

256

UB 305 x 127 x 48

311

125.3

61.2

48.1

9575

461 615.7 73.6

UB 305 x 165 x 40

303.4

165

51.3

40.3

8503 764.4 560.5 92.6

UB 305 x 165 x 46

306.6 165.7

6.7

58.8

46.1

9899 895.7 645.7 108.1

UB 305 x 165 x 54

310.4 166.9

7.9

68.8

54

11700 1063 753.6 127.4

UB 356 x 127 x 33

349

125.4

42.1

33.1

8249 280.2 472.7 44.7

UB 356 x 127 x 39

353.4

126

6.6

49.8

39.1

10172 357.8 575.6 56.8

UB 356 x 171 x 45

351.4 171.1

57.3

45

12070 811.1 686.7 94.8

UB 356 x 171 x 51

355

171.5

7.4

64.9

51

14140 968.3 796.4 112.9

UB 356 x 171 x 57

358

172.2

8.1

72.6

57

16040 1108

363.4 173.2

9.1

85.5

67.1

19460 1362 1071 157.3

141.8

6.4

49.7

39

12508 409.8 628.6 57.8

UB 406 x 140 x 46

403.2 142.2

6.8

58.6

46

15685 538.1 778

75.6

UB 406 x 178 x 54

402.6 177.7

7.7

69

54.1

18720 1021

114.9

UB 406 x 178 x 60

406.4 177.9

7.9

76.5

60.1

21600 1203 1063 135.3

UB 406 x 178 x 67

409.4 178.8

8.8

85.5

67.1

24330 1365 1189 152.7

UB 406 x 178 x 74

412.8 179.5

9.5

94.5

74.2

27310 1545 1323 172.2

UB 356 x 171 x 67

UB 406 x 140 x 39

398

896

930

128.7

UB 457 x 152 x 52

449.8 152.4

7.6

66.6

52.3

21370

645

950

84.6

UB 457 x 152 x 60

454.6 152.9

8.1

76.2

59.8

25500 794.6 1122 103.9

UB 457 x 152 x 67

458

153.8

85.6

67.2

28930 912.6 1263 118.7

UB 457 x 152 x 74

462

154.4

9.6

94.5

74.2

32670 1047 1414 135.6

UB 457 x 152 x 82

465.8 155.3

10.5

104.5

82.1

36590 1185 1571 152.5

UB 457 x 191 x 67

453.4 189.9

8.5

85.5

67.1

29380 1452 1296 152.9

UB 457 x 191 x 74

457

190.4

94.6

74.3

33320 1671 1458 175.5

UB 457 x 191 x 82

460

191.3

9.9

104.5

82

37050 1871 1611 195.6

UB 457 x 191 x 89

463.4 191.9

10.5

113.8

89.3

41020 2089 1770 217.8

UB 457 x 191 x 98

467.2 192.8

11.4

125.3

98.3

45730 2347 1957 243.5

UB 533 x 210 x 82

528.3 208.8

9.6

104.7

82.2

47540 2007 1800 192.3

UB 533 x 210 x 92

533.1 209.3

10.1

117.4

92.1

55230 2389 2072 228.3

UB 533 x 210 x 101

536.7

10.8

128.7

101

61520 2692 2292 256.4

UB 533 x 210 x 109

539.5 210.8

11.6

138.9

109

66820 2943 2477 279.2

UB 533 x 210 x 122

544.5 211.9

12.7

155.4

122

76040 3388 2793 319.7

210

UB 610 x 229 x 101

602.6 227.6

10.5

128.9

UB 610 x 229 x 113

607.6 228.2

11.1

143.9

UB 610 x 229 x 125

612.2

11.9

159.3

125.1 98610 3932 3221 343.4

UB 610 x 229 x 140

617.2 230.2

13.1

178.2

139.9 111800 4505 3622 391.4

UB 610 x 305 x 149

612.4 304.8

11.8

190

149.1 125900 9308 4111

611

UB 610 x 305 x 179

620.2 307.1

14.1

228.1

179 153000 11408 4935

743

UB 610 x 305 x 238

635.8 311.4

18.4

303.3

229

101.2 45780 2915 2515 256.1

113

87320 3434 2874

301

238.1 209500 15837 6589 1017

1 cm4 = 10-8 m = 104 mm

1 in4 = 4.16x105 mm4 = 41.6 cm4
1 cm3 = 10-6 m = 103 mm

The standard method for specifying the dimensions of a standard hot rolled steel section includes using initials
to designate the type of section, for example: UB 457 x 152 x 60, is a Universal Beam of nominal
dimensions 457 mm deep, 152 mm wide and weight 60 kg/m.
I-shaped cross-section beams:

Britain : Universal Beams (UB) and Universal Columns (UC)

Europe : IPE. HE. HL. HD and other sections
US : Wide Flange (WF) and H sections