Universal Columns (UC) - Section Properties Table

Dimensions and section properties for all 36 Universal Columns (UC) to BS EN 10365 (SCI P363 Blue Book): dimensions, mass, second moment of area, section modulus and radius of gyration for every UC size. Use the table below for reference, or open the interactive tool to run EC3 capacity checks.

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Designation	mass kg/m	h mm	b mm	t_w mm	t_f mm	I_y cm⁴	I_z cm⁴	i_y cm	i_z cm	W_el,y cm³	W_el,z cm³	W_pl,y cm³	W_pl,z cm³	u	X	I_w dm⁶	I_t cm⁴	A cm²	SA/m m²/m	SA/t m²/t
UC 356×406×634	633.9	474.6	424	47.6	77	275000	98100	18.4	11	11600	4630	14200	7110	0.843	5.46	38.8	13700	808	2.52	3.98
UC 356×406×551	551	455.6	418.5	42.1	67.5	227000	82700	18	10.9	9960	3950	12100	6060	0.841	6.05	31.1	9240	702	2.47	4.48
UC 356×406×467	467	436.6	412.2	35.8	58	183000	67800	17.5	10.7	8380	3290	10000	5030	0.839	6.85	24.3	5810	595	2.42	5.18
UC 356×406×393	393	419	407	30.6	49.2	147000	55400	17.1	10.5	7000	2720	8220	4150	0.837	7.86	18.9	3550	501	2.38	6.06
UC 356×406×340	339.9	406.4	403	26.6	42.9	123000	46900	16.8	10.4	6030	2330	7000	3540	0.836	8.84	15.5	2340	433	2.35	6.91
UC 356×406×287	287.1	393.6	399	22.6	36.5	99900	38700	16.5	10.3	5070	1940	5810	2950	0.835	10.17	12.3	1440	366	2.31	8.05
UC 356×406×235	235.1	381	394.8	18.4	30.2	79100	31000	16.3	10.2	4150	1570	4690	2380	0.834	12.04	9.54	812	299	2.28	9.7
UC 356×368×202	201.9	374.6	374.7	16.5	27	66300	23700	16.1	9.6	3540	1260	3970	1920	0.844	13.35	7.16	558	257	2.19	10.8
UC 356×368×177	177	368.2	372.6	14.4	23.8	57100	20500	15.9	9.54	3100	1100	3460	1670	0.844	15	6.09	381	226	2.17	12.3
UC 356×368×153	152.9	362	370.5	12.3	20.7	48600	17600	15.8	9.49	2680	948	2960	1430	0.844	17.01	5.11	251	195	2.16	14.1
UC 356×368×129	129	355.6	368.6	10.4	17.5	40200	14600	15.6	9.43	2260	793	2480	1200	0.844	19.81	4.18	153	164	2.14	16.6
UC 305×305×283	282.9	365.3	322.2	26.8	44.1	78900	24600	14.8	8.27	4320	1530	5110	2340	0.855	7.64	6.35	2030	360	1.94	6.86
UC 305×305×240	240	352.5	318.4	23	37.7	64200	20300	14.5	8.15	3640	1280	4250	1950	0.854	8.73	5.03	1270	306	1.91	7.96
UC 305×305×198	198.1	339.9	314.5	19.1	31.4	50900	16300	14.2	8.04	3000	1040	3440	1580	0.854	10.23	3.88	734	252	1.87	9.44
UC 305×305×158	158.1	327.1	311.2	15.8	25	38700	12600	13.9	7.9	2370	808	2680	1230	0.851	12.46	2.87	378	201	1.84	11.6
UC 305×305×137	136.9	320.5	309.2	13.8	21.7	32800	10700	13.7	7.83	2050	692	2300	1050	0.851	14.13	2.39	249	174	1.82	13.3
UC 305×305×118	117.9	314.5	307.4	12	18.7	27700	9060	13.6	7.77	1760	589	1960	895	0.85	16.14	1.98	161	150	1.81	15.4
UC 305×305×97	96.9	307.9	305.3	9.9	15.4	22200	7310	13.4	7.69	1450	479	1590	726	0.85	19.19	1.56	91.2	123	1.79	18.5
UC 254×254×167	167.1	289.1	265.2	19.2	31.7	30000	9870	11.9	6.81	2080	744	2420	1140	0.851	8.48	1.63	626	213	1.58	9.46
UC 254×254×132	132	276.3	261.3	15.3	25.3	22500	7530	11.6	6.69	1630	576	1870	878	0.85	10.32	1.19	319	168	1.55	11.7
UC 254×254×107	107.1	266.7	258.8	12.8	20.5	17500	5930	11.3	6.59	1310	458	1480	697	0.848	12.38	0.898	172	136	1.52	14.2
UC 254×254×89	88.9	260.3	256.3	10.3	17.3	14300	4860	11.2	6.55	1100	379	1220	575	0.85	14.46	0.717	102	113	1.5	16.9
UC 254×254×73	73.1	254.1	254.6	8.6	14.2	11400	3910	11.1	6.48	898	307	992	465	0.849	17.24	0.562	57.6	93.1	1.49	20.4
UC 203×203×127⁺	127.5	241.4	213.9	18.1	30.1	15400	4920	9.75	5.5	1280	460	1520	704	0.854	7.38	0.549	427	162	1.28	10
UC 203×203×113⁺	113.5	235	212.1	16.3	26.9	13300	4290	9.59	5.45	1130	404	1330	618	0.853	8.11	0.464	305	145	1.27	11.2
UC 203×203×100⁺	99.6	228.6	210.3	14.5	23.7	11300	3680	9.44	5.39	988	350	1150	534	0.852	9.02	0.386	210	127	1.25	12.6
UC 203×203×86	86.1	222.2	209.1	12.7	20.5	9450	3130	9.28	5.34	850	299	977	456	0.85	10.2	0.318	137	110	1.24	14.4
UC 203×203×71	71	215.8	206.4	10	17.3	7620	2540	9.18	5.3	706	246	799	374	0.853	11.9	0.25	80.2	90.4	1.22	17.2
UC 203×203×60	60	209.6	205.8	9.4	14.2	6120	2060	8.96	5.2	584	201	656	305	0.846	14.1	0.197	47.2	76.4	1.21	20.2
UC 203×203×52	52	206.2	204.3	7.9	12.5	5260	1780	8.91	5.18	510	174	567	264	0.848	15.8	0.167	31.8	66.3	1.2	23.1
UC 203×203×46	46.1	203.2	203.6	7.2	11	4570	1550	8.82	5.13	450	152	497	231	0.847	17.7	0.143	22.2	58.7	1.19	25.8
UC 152×152×51⁺	51.2	170.2	157.4	11	15.7	3230	1020	7.04	3.96	379	130	438	199	0.848	10.1	0.061	48.8	65.2	0.935	18.3
UC 152×152×44⁺	44	166	155.9	9.5	13.6	2700	860	6.94	3.92	326	110	372	169	0.848	11.5	0.05	31.7	56.1	0.924	21
UC 152×152×37	37	161.8	154.4	8	11.5	2210	706	6.85	3.87	273	91.5	309	140	0.848	13.3	0.04	19.2	47.1	0.912	24.7
UC 152×152×30	30	157.6	152.9	6.5	9.4	1750	560	6.76	3.83	222	73.3	248	112	0.849	16	0.031	10.5	38.3	0.901	30
UC 152×152×23	23	152.4	152.2	5.8	6.8	1250	400	6.54	3.7	164	52.6	182	80.1	0.84	20.7	0.021	4.63	29.2	0.889	38.7

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36 sections · source: BS EN 10365:2017

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