This section is from the book "Safe Building", by Louis De Coppet Berg. Also available from Amazon: Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House.
Thickness in ins. | d inside. | d outside. | d1 over flanges. | Area of cross section sq. in. | Least radius of gyration in ins. |
3/16 | A-3 5/8 | 4 | 6 1/16 | 3,8 | 1,45 |
1/4 | 4 1/8 | 6 3/16 | 4,8 | 1,50 | |
5/16 | 4 1/4 | 6 5/16 | 5,8 | 1,55 | |
3/8 | 4 3/8 | 6 7/16 | 6,8 | 1,59 | |
1/4 | B1 -4 13/16 | 5 5/16 | 8 1/16 | 6,4 | 1,92 |
5/16 | 5 7/16 | 8 1/8 | 7,8 | 1,96 | |
3/8 | 5 9/16 | 8 1/4 | 9,2 | 2,02 | |
7/16 | 5 11/16 | 8 3/4 | 10,6 | 2,07 | |
1/2 | 5 13/16 | 8 7/16 | 12,0 | 2,11 | |
9/16 | 5 15/16 | 8 1/2 | 13,4 | 2,16 | |
5/8 | 6 1/16 | 8 5/8 | 14,8 | 2,20 | |
1/4 | B2- 5 15/16 | 6 7/16 | 9 1/8 | 7,4 | 2,34 |
5/16 | 6 9/16 | 9 1/4 | 9,0 | 2,39 | |
3/8 | 6 11/16 | 9 5/16 | 10,6 | 2,43 | |
7/16 | 6 13/16 | 9 3/8 | 12,2 | 2,48 | |
1/2 | 6 15/16 | 9 1/2 | 13,8 | 2,52 | |
9/16 | 7 1/16 | 9 5/8 | 15,4 | 2,57 | |
5/8 | 7 3/1 | 9 11/16 | 17,0 | 2,61 | |
1/4 | C - 7 3/16 | 7 11/16 | 11 9/1 | 10,0 | 2,80 |
5/16 | 7 13/16 | 11 5/86 | 12,0 | 2,85 | |
3/8 | 7 15/16 | 11 11/16 | 14,0 | 2,90 | |
7/16 | 8 1/16 | 11 3/4 | 16,0 | 2,94 | |
1/2 | 8 3/16 | 11 13/16 | 18,0 | 2,98 | |
9/16 | 8 15/16 | 11 7/8 | 19,2 | 3,03 | |
5/8 | 8 7/16 | 12 | 21,2 | 3,08 | |
11/16 | 8 9/16 | 12 1/16 | 23,2 | 3,12 | |
3/4 | 8 11/16 | 12 3/16 | 25,2 | 3,16 | |
13/16 | 8 13/16 | 12 5/16 | 27,2 | 3,21 | |
7/8 | 8 15/16 | 12 7/16 | 29,2 | 3,26 | |
1 | 9 3/16 | l2 9/16 | 33,2 | 3,34 | |
1 1/8 | 9 7/16 | 12 3/4 | 37,2 | 3,43 | |
1 1/4 | 9 11/16 | 12 15/16 | 41,2 | 3,52 |
Thickness in ins. | d inside. | d outside. | d1 over flanges. | Area of cross-section sq. in. | Least radius of gyration in ins. |
1/4 | E-11 | 11 1/2 | 15 7/16 | 16,8 | 4,18 |
5/16 | 11 5/8 | 15 9/16 | 19,2 | 4,23 | |
3/8 | 11 3/8 | 15 11/16 | 21,6 | 4,28 | |
7/16 | 11 7/8 | 15 13/16 | 24,0 | 4,32 | |
1/2 | 12 | 15 7/8 | 26,4 | 4,36 | |
9/16 | 12 1/8 | 16 | 28,8 | 4,40 | |
5/8 | 12 1/4 | 16 1/16 | 31,8 | 4,45 | |
11/16 | 12 3/8 | 16 3/16 | 34,8 | 4,50 | |
3/4 | 12 1/2 | 16 5/16 | 37,8 | 4,55 | |
13/16 | 12 5/8 | 16 7/16 | 40,8 | 4,60 | |
7/8 | 12 3/8 | 16 5/8 | 43,8 | 4,64 | |
1 | 13 | 16 3/4 | 49,8 | 4,73 | |
1 1/8 | 13 1/4 | 17 | 55,8 | 4,82 | |
1 1/4 | 13 1/2 | 17 3/16 | 61,8 | 4,91 | |
5/16 | G-14 3/8 | 15 | 19 1/8 | 24,0 | 5,45 |
3/8 | 15 1/4 | 19 1/4 | 28,0 | 5,50 | |
7/16 | 15 1/4 | 19 3/8 | 32,0 | 5,55 | |
1/2 | 15 3/8 | 19 7/16 | 36,0 | 5,59 | |
9/16 | 15 1/2 | 19 1/2 | 40,0 | 5,63 | |
5/8 | 15 5/8 | 19 5/8 | 44,0 | 5,68 | |
11/16 | 15 3/4 | 19 3/4 | 48,0 | 5,72 | |
3/4 | 15 7/8 | 19 7/8 | 52,0 | 5,77 | |
13/16 | 16 | 20 | 56,0 | 5,82 | |
7/8 | 16 1/2 | 20 1/8 | 60,0 | 5,87 | |
1 | 16 3/8 | 20 3/8 | 68,0 | 5,95 | |
1 1/8 | 16 5/8 | 20 5/8 | 76,0 | 6,04 | |
1 1/4 | 16 7/8 | 20 3/4 | 84,0 | 6,14' | |
1 3/8 | 17 1/8 | 21 | 92,0 | 6,23 |
 
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