Basic Beam Characteristics Table

Designation Area (in.2) c2 (in.) d (in.) Inertia1 (in.4) Inertia2 (in.4)
C15x50 14.7 0.798 -- -- 11.0
C15x40 11.8 0.777 -- -- 9.23
C15x33.9 9.96 0.787 -- -- 8.13
C12x30 8.82 0.674 -- -- 5.14
C12x25 7.35 0.674 -- -- 4.47
C12x20.7 6.09 0.698 -- -- 3.88
C10x30 8.82 0.649 -- -- 3.94
C10x25 7.35 0.617 -- -- 3.36
C10x20 5.88 0.606 -- -- 2.81
C10x15.3 4.49 0.634 -- -- 2.28
C8x18.75 5.51 0.565 -- -- 1.98
C8x13.75 4.04 0.553 -- -- 1.53
C8x11.5 3.38 0.571 -- -- 1.32
C6x13 3.83 0.514 -- -- 1.05
C6x10.5 3.09 0.499 -- -- 0.866
C6x8.2 2.4 0.511 -- -- 0.693
C4x7.25 2.13 0.459 -- -- 0.433
C4x5.4 1.59 0.457 -- -- 0.319
L8x8x1 15.0 2.37 -- 89.0 89.0
L8x8x3/4 11.4 2.28 -- 69.7 69.7
L8x8x1/2 7.75 2.19 -- 48.6 48.6
L6x6x1 11.0 1.86 -- 35.5 35.5
L6x6x3/4 8.44 1.78 -- 28.2 28.2
L6x6x1/2 5.75 1.68 -- 19.9 19.9
L5x5x7/8 7.98 1.57 -- 17.8 17.8
L5x5x1/2 4.75 1.43 -- 11.3 11.3
L5x5x3/8 3.61 1.39 -- 8.74 8.74
L4x4x3/4 5.44 1.27 -- 7.67 7.67
L4x4x1/2 3.75 1.18 -- 5.56 5.56
L4x4x3/8 2.86 1.14 -- 4.36 4.36
L3.5x3.5x3/8 2.48 1.01 -- 2.87 2.87
L3.5x3.5x1/4 1.69 0.968 -- 2.01 2.01
L3x3x1/2 2.75 0.932 -- 2.22 2.22
L3x3x1/4 1.44 0.842 -- 1.24 1.24
P1000 (unistrut) 0.556 0.71 -- -- 0.185
Designation Area (in.2) c2 (in.) d1 (in.) Inertia1 (in.4) Inertia2 (in.4)
L8x6x1 13.00 1.65 2.65 80.8 38.8
L8x6x1/2 6.75 1.47 2.47 44.3 21.7
L7x4x3/4 7.69 1.01 2.51 37.8 9.05
L7x4x1/2 5.25 0.917 2.42 26.7 6.53
L6x4x3/4 6.94 1.08 2.08 24.5 8.68
L6x4x1/2 4.75 0.987 1.99 17.4 6.27
L5x3.5x3/4 5.81 0.996 1.75 13.9 5.55
L5x3.5x1/2 4.00 0.906 1.66 9.99 4.05
L5x3x1/2 3.75 0.75 1.75 9.45 2.58
L5x3x1/4 1.94 0.657 1.66 5.11 1.44
L4x3.5x1/2 3.5 1.00 1.25 5.32 3.79
L4x3.5x1/4 1.81 0.909 1.16 2.91 2.09
L4x3x1/2 3.25 0.827 1.33 5.05 2.42
L4x3x3/8 2.48 0.782 1.28 3.96 1.92
L4x3x1/4 1.69 0.736 1.24 2.77 1.36