Cold Formed Sections CFS-1

Section Properties

• Many uses in the construction, general

fabrication and home handyman fields
• Roll-formed from zinc-coated and uncoated
BlueScope steel
• Strength of cold formed sections has been
increased from 240 and 250 MPa to 300 MPa
• Attention to quality control provides a product
of uniform straightness and mass
• Economical
Introduction
Applications
Cold formed steel channels and angles are
suitable for a wide variety of uses such as:
STRUCTURAL -
Building Frames; Roof Trusses; Purlins
and Girts; Fascias; Floor Framing;
Trestles; Bench Frames; Gates; Fences;
Cattle Grids; Television Towers;
Scaffolds; Tank Stands; Stands; Stock
Crushes and Pens; Feed and Crop Drying
Frames; Ladders; Hand Rails; Shelving
Frames; Machinery bases; Mullions and
Lintels; Exposed Beams and Columns.
MECHANICAL -
Car Trailers; Boat Trailers; Hoppers;
Truck and Bus bodies; Agricultural
Machinery; Railway Rolling Stock; Jibs;
Conveyor or Crane frames; Rail or other
Containers; Pallets and Storage Racks;
Ramps; Chassis; Sign Posts; Supports or
Frames; Materials-handling Conveyors
and Racks.
Adaptability
Many combinations of sections are
possible, and the sizes of several plain
channels are such that they nest readily.
This enables many structural joints and
splice connections to be made without
special preparation. Normal box sections
are easily fabricated. Machine-controlled
dimensions allow a neat fit and provide an
easy method of assembly for sliding joints.
This feature enables welding or bolting
with a minimum of preparation.
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The BlueScope Lysaght Technical Advisory Performance
Service LYSAGHT cold formed steel channels and
For any advice and assistance in the angles will perform as specified if design,
design and fabrication of structures and fabrication and fixing are in accordance
products incorporating LYSAGHT cold formed with our recommendations.
channels and angles, please contact the
BlueScope Lysaght Technical Advisory Adverse Conditions
Service through your nearest BlueScope If it is intended to use LYSAGHT cold formed
Lysaght office. steel channels and angles in exposed
situations within 1 km of salt marine
Load tables are also available, on request,
locations, or in severe industrial or unusally
from BlueScope Lysaght state offices.
corrosive environments, please contact
your nearest BlueScope Lysaght office for
Material specialised advice.
BlueScope Lysaght’s cold formed steel
channels and angles are available either
zinc coated or uncoated in base metal
thicknesses (BMT) of 1.0 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.5
mm and 3.0 mm depending on the section
type. The materials used are zinc coated
steel to AS 1397 – 2001 G300 – Z275 (300
MPa minimum yield stress, 275g/m2
minimum average coating mass) and
uncoated steel to AS/NZS 1594-2002 HA300
(300 MPa minimum yield stress).
In addition, subject to minimum quantity
order, BlueScope Lysaght’s cold formed
steel channels and angles can be
produced from higher yield stress uncoated
and zinc coated steels to meet more
demanding design requirements.
General Notes
Standard Lengths Section Properties
LYSAGHT Plain and Lipped Channels and The section properties tables in this CONTENTS
Angles are available in standard stock brochure relate to the standard range of Page
lengths of 6000 mm. LYSAGHT’s cold formed steel channels and 2 Introduction
angles and their use in combined 3 General Notes
Special Lengths configurations. The section properties have 4-5 Pain Channels
Custom cut lengths between 4000 mm and been determined in accordance with 6-7 Lipped Channels
7500 mm are available in minimum lots of AS 1538 – 1988. 8-9 Nested Channels
one bundle of any one size. Other lengths 10-11 Lipped Channels
and special tolerances are available on Specifications (Toe to Toe and
enquiry. The information in this brochure is correct Back to Back)
at the time of printing. However, 12 Angles
specifications are subject to change 13 Other Steel Sections
Custom Formed Shapes 14-15 Welding
If design requirements call for sections without notice.
other than those listed in this brochure,
LYSAGHT can form custom shapes up to
8 mm thick and in higher strength steels if
required.

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Plain Channels
y B

t Method of Cataloguing Tolerances

Plain Channels are denoted by the letters Web: +2 mm –1 mm for LC 12730,
“LC”. In the number following these letters, LC 15230.
D the first three digits indicate the nominal ± 1 mm for all other sections.
web dimension of the channel in Flange: ± 2 mm.
millimetres. The last two digits indicate the
thickness of material in tenths of a Length: ± 15 mm
x x
millimetre, e.g.
LC 03816 – Plain Channel
Shear 38 mm x 1.6 mm.
Centre Centroid LC 05130 – Plain Channel
R
51 mm x 3.0 mm.

x O

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Lipped Channels
B

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Method of Cataloguing Tolerances
R3.2
Lipped Channels are denoted by Web: ±1 mm for LL 06425 to

L
the letters “LL”. In the number following LL 10230.
Shear these letters, the first three digits indicate
Centre Centroid
+ 2mm –1 mm for LL 12725
the nominal web dimension of the to LL 25430.
channel in millimetres. The last two digits
Flange: ± 1 mm for LL 06425 to
indicate the thickness of material in
X X LL 10230 (within 1 mm each
D

tenths of a millimetre, e.g.

side) +2 mm -1 mm for
LL 12725 to LL 25430
t LL 06425 – Lipped Channel (within 1 mm each side).
(BMT) 64 mm x 2.5 mm. Length: + 15 mm –0.
LC 20330 – Lipped Channel
203 mm x 3.0 mm.

X
y
O

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Nested Channels
Plain Channels (toe to toe)
B

Average Gap

X X
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t (BMT)

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 Plain Channels (back to back)
B

(BMT)
R t

X X
D

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Lipped Channels
Lipped Channels (toe to toe)
B

R3.2

X L X
D

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 Lipped Channels (back to back)
B

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X X
D

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Angles
Cx' y1

Method of Cataloguing Tolerances

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Angles are denoted by the letters “LA”. Legs: ±1.5 mm, equal within
Centroid
In the number following these letters, 1 mm for equal angles.
the first two digits indicate the Length: + 15 mm – 0.
dimensions of the angle in millimetres.
x0 x
The last two digits indicate the
thickness of material in tenths of a Packing
millimetre, e.g. 40 lengths per bundle.
A

0
LA 4630 - Angle 46 mm x 3.0 mm
x 1
x
1

R3.2
Cy'
t

y
x
y1
y
0

B
Shear Centre

Other BlueScope Lysaght Steel Sections

BlueScope Lysaght manufactures an
extensive range of other standard sections
for the building industry.
In addition, many major BlueScope Lysaght
centres have roll-forming and brake
pressing equipment to manufacture these
special sections outside the standard
range.
For details of these other sections and
facilities, consult your nearest BlueScope
Lysaght office or distributor.

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Cee & Zed Purlins

Cee

Zed

TOPSPAN 61 and 120 Sections

40
36

61
120

66mm 15
97mm 26
TOPSPAN 61 TOPSPAN 120

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Welding
General
Cold formed sections are suitable for all
types of welding, such as spot welding,
seam welding, projection welding, plug
welding and arc welding, all of which are
applicable to both uncoated and zinc
coated sections.
Fabricators generally prefer arc welding. A
few typical examples of weld fillets are
shown on page 15. Suitable electrode
classification is E41 XX. Current should be
adjusted to suit the steel thickness, but the
heat input should be kept to a practicable
minimum. Multiple weld beads should be
avoided.
Intermittent Welds for Compound Sections
At support
Weld Miss
Depth COMPOUND BEAM
D
Lengths of Intermittent Welds for Compound Sections
The above information is given for users’ convenience as cold formed sections are supplied only in single lengths, i.e.
not attached to each other in any way.
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Arc welding of zinc coated sections does Where concentrated forces are carried
not differ from that of uncoated sections, (cross-beams, partitions, etc.), the welds
except that the electrode should be applied should be as for supports, with one short
more slowly, making sure that the zinc “miss” length each side of the weld length.
coating evaporates ahead of the welding For compound sections used as columns,
seam. Adequate ventilation should be the weld lengths given in the table can be
provided. halved, leaving the “miss” lengths as for
beams.
Compound Sections
In making compound beam sections by
welding two channels web-to-web or toe-
to-toe, the welds must be of structural
quality; mere “stitching” is not satisfactory.
Intermittent fillets as per the accompanying
diagram and tables are recommended. (All
dimensions in millimetres).
Running Intermittent Weld
Weld Miss Weld Miss Weld
Weld top and bottom
Welding
Typical Welded Section Configurations

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Product Descriptions
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catalogue, all technical literature and websites containing information from BlueScope Lysaght are
approximations only.
They are intended by BlueScope Lysaght to be a general description for information and identification
purposes and do not create a sale by description. BlueScope Lysaght reserves the right at any time to:
(a) supply Goods with such minor modifications from its drawings and specifications as it sees fit; and
(b) alter specifications shown in its promotional literature to reflect changes made after the date of such
publication.
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This publication is intended to be an aid for all trades and professionals involved with specifying and installing
Lysaght products and not to be a substitute for professional judgement.
Terms and conditions of sale available at local BlueScope Lysaght sales offices.
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