HB 450 (ISHB 450)

I-beam — 87.22 kg per metre, 111 cm² cross-sectional area. IS 808 Table 5 - Column / Heavy Beams.

zyB 250D 450T 13.7R2 7.5R1 15t 9.8
Mass per metre
87.22kg/m
Sectional area
111cm²
Depth
450mm
Width
250mm

Column / Heavy Beams (SC, HB). Reproduced as printed in IS 808 Table 5 - Column / Heavy Beams.

HB 450 section properties

As printed in IS 808 Table 5 - Column / Heavy Beams. 450 mm deep, 250 mm wide. Units are shown on every row, because the two standards on this site use different ones for the radius of gyration.

Dimensions

Depth of section D 450 mm
Width of flange B 250 mm
Thickness of web t 9.8 mm
Thickness of flange T 13.7 mm
Flange slope 94 °
Root radius R1 15 mm
Toe radius R2 7.5 mm

Mass and area

Mass per metre M 87.22 kg/m
Sectional area A 111 cm²

Major axis (z-z)

Second moment of area Izz 39,200 cm⁴
Radius of gyration rzz 187 mm
Elastic section modulus Zzz 1,740 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpz 1,950 cm³

Minor axis (y-y)

Second moment of area Iyy 2,980 cm⁴
Radius of gyration ryy 51.8 mm
Elastic section modulus Zyy 238 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpy 394 cm³

Torsion and warping

Torsion constant (St Venant) It 73.5 cm⁴
Warping constant Iw 16,90,000 cm⁶

What a length of HB 450 weighs

Total weight is the mass per metre multiplied by the length and the number of pieces. Ten pieces of HB 450 at six metres each is 87.22 × 6 × 10 = 5,233 kg. There is nothing else to it — the standard publishes the mass, so no one needs to compute it from the area.

You can check that mass against the area on this page: 111 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ is 87.14 kg/m. Every row in this dataset was checked that way, which is how the contradictions flagged on some of these pages were found.

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Common questions about HB 450

What is the weight of HB 450 per metre?

IS 808 : 2021 gives HB 450 a mass of 87.22 kg per metre. Its printed cross-sectional area of 111 cm² agrees: 111 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ works out at 87.14 kg per metre.

How much does a 6 m length of HB 450 weigh?

523.32 kg. Mass per metre times length: 87.22 × 6. Ten such pieces come to 5233 kg.

Is HB 450 the same as ISHB 450?

It is the same section under the name IS 808 : 2021 gives it — the 2021 revision of IS 808 dropped the "IS" prefix, so a drawing saying ISHB 450 means this section. Check the edition before assuming the figures match, though: this page publishes the current tables, and a great many tables in circulation were copied from the 1989 edition.

What are the dimensions of HB 450?

450 mm deep and 250 mm wide, with a 9.8 mm web and 13.7 mm flanges.

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