112 9.

Purlins

9. Horizontal steel member commonly

used to support roof structures.

Purlins 9.1 Plain Channels

9.2 Lipped Channels
9.3 C-Purlin
9.4 Z-Purlin
Continental Steel 9. Purlins 113

Purlins
Standard specifications
Material Yield strength Tensile strength Min. Elongation Min. Charpy Dimensions &
V-notch. Tolerances
N/mm2 N/mm2

JIS 3350 JIS 3350

SSC400 245 400-540 17-21% -

AS 1397 AS 1365

G250 250 320 22% -

G300 300 340 18% -

G350 350 420 14% -

G450 450 480 9% -

EN 10346 EN 10162

S220GD 220 300 20% -

S250GD 250 330 19% -

S280GD 280 360 18% -

S320GD 320 390 17% -

S350GD 350 420 16% -

S390GD 390 460 16% -

S420GD 420 480 15% -

S450GD 450 510 14% -

High-Tensile Galvanised C and Z Purlins

Mechanical properties/tolerances
Steel grade Base steel Mechanical properties Tolerances Zinc

Thickness Yield strength Tensile Minimum Depth Flange Length Hole coating
strength elongation width Centres

ASTM A446,
min.
Grade E (mod.) 1.6mm, 2.0mm min. min.
10% ±1mm ±2mm ±3mm ±1.5mm 275g/m2
& and 2.5 mm 450 N/mm2 510 N/mm2
coating
AS 1397 G450
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9.2 r2
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Cy

Lipped Channels D

r1
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y
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Specification JIS G 3350/ EN 10162

Designation Thick Inside Area Centre Second Radius of Elastic Plastic Buckling Torsional Warp Torsion
-ness Outside of of Moment Gyration Modulus Modulus Constant Index Constant Constant
Size Mass Radius Section Gravity of Area
per
DxBxC Metre t r1 r2 A Cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy Sx Sy u x H J

mm kg/m mm mm mm cm2 cm cm4 cm4 cm cm cm3 cm3 cm3 cm3 dm6 x 10-3 cm4

60x30x10 1.62 1.6 4.0 2.4 2.05 1.06 11.4 2.50 2.36 1.10 3.81 1.29 4.48 2.12 0.808 35.5 0.0219 0.0182

2.25 2.3 5.8 3.5 2.83 1.05 15.2 3.20 2.32 1.06 5.06 1.64 6.05 2.57 0.801 24.5 0.0281 0.0530

75x45x15 2.31 1.6 4.0 2.4 2.93 1.72 26.8 8.59 3.03 1.71 7.15 3.09 8.27 4.62 0.776 46.7 0.129 0.0258

3.24 2.3 5.8 3.5 4.09 1.71 36.5 11.5 2.99 1.67 9.73 4.11 11.4 6.31 0.772 32.2 0.171 0.0754

4.12 3.0 7.5 4.5 5.18 1.70 44.9 13.8 2.94 1.63 12.0 4.94 14.2 7.79 0.769 24.5 0.206 0.165

4.37 3.2 8.0 4.8 5.48 1.70 47.1 14.4 2.93 1.62 12.6 5.15 14.9 8.18 0.767 22.9 0.215 0.199

100x50x20 2.88 1.6 4.0 2.4 3.65 1.86 57.9 13.8 3.98 1.95 11.6 4.41 13.5 6.73 0.788 62.9 0.373 0.032

4.06 2.3 5.8 3.5 5.13 1.86 79.6 18.7 3.94 1.91 15.9 5.95 18.7 9.28 0.785 43.5 0.503 0.094

5.18 3.0 7.5 4.5 6.53 1.85 99 22.9 3.90 1.87 19.8 7.27 23.6 11.6 0.781 33.1 0.616 0.205

5.50 3.2 8.0 4.8 6.92 1.85 104 24.0 3.88 1.86 20.9 7.60 24.9 12.2 0.780 31.0 0.645 0.248

6.71 4.0 10.0 6.0 8.41 1.84 123 27.7 3.83 1.82 24.7 8.79 29.8 14.5 0.775 24.7 0.747 0.478

7.43 4.5 11.3 6.8 9.29 1.84 134 29.7 3.80 1.79 26.8 9.40 32.6 14.4 0.772 21.8 0.802 0.674

125x50x20 4.51 2.3 5.8 3.5 5.70 1.68 135 20.3 4.86 1.89 21.5 6.11 25.5 8.91 0.819 51.6 0.767 0.104

5.77 3.0 7.5 4.5 7.28 1.68 169 24.8 4.81 1.85 27.0 7.47 32.2 11.2 0.814 39.4 0.942 0.228

6.13 3.2 8.0 4.8 7.72 1.68 178 26.0 4.80 1.84 28.4 7.82 34.0 11.8 0.813 36.9 0.987 0.275

7.50 4.0 10.0 6.0 9.41 1.67 212 30.2 4.74 1.79 33.9 9.05 40.9 14.1 0.808 29.4 1.15 0.531

8.31 4.5 11.3 6.8 10.4 1.66 231 32.3 4.71 1.76 36.9 9.7 45.0 15.4 0.804 26.1 1.24 0.750

150x65x20 5.50 2.3 5.8 3.5 6.97 2.11 245 40.5 5.93 2.41 32.7 9.23 38.1 13.8 0.840 59.6 2.03 0.126

7.07 3.0 7.5 4.5 8.93 2.10 310 50.2 5.89 2.37 41.3 11.4 48.4 17.4 0.836 45.6 2.53 0.277

7.51 3.2 8.0 4.8 9.48 2.10 327 52.7 5.87 2.36 43.6 12.0 51.2 18.4 0.835 42.7 2.66 0.336

9.22 4.0 10.0 6.0 11.6 2.09 393 62.0 5.82 2.31 52.4 14.1 62.1 22.1 0.831 34.1 3.14 0.649

10.25 4.5 11.3 6.8 12.9 2.09 432 67.1 5.78 2.28 57.5 15.2 68.5 24.2 0.828 30.3 3.41 0.917

175x75x20 6.31 2.3 5.8 3.5 8.00 2.34 386 60.3 6.95 2.75 44.1 11.7 51.1 17.8 0.853 68.0 3.92 0.144

8.13 3.0 7.5 4.5 10.3 2.33 489 75.1 6.90 2.70 55.9 14.5 65.2 22.5 0.850 52.0 4.90 0.318

8.63 3.2 8.0 4.8 10.9 2.33 518 79.1 6.88 2.69 59.1 15.3 69.1 23.7 0.849 48.7 5.17 0.385

10.63 4.0 10.0 6.0 13.4 2.32 626 93.6 6.83 2.64 71.5 18.1 84.1 28.7 0.845 38.9 6.15 0.745

11.84 4.5 11.3 6.8 14.9 2.31 689 102 6.80 2.61 78.7 19.6 93.0 31.6 0.842 34.6 6.71 1.05

200x75x20 6.76 2.3 5.8 3.5 8.58 2.19 527 63.0 7.84 2.71 52.7 11.9 61.5 18.0 0.860 76.8 5.22 0.154

8.71 3.0 7.5 4.5 11.0 2.18 669 78.5 7.79 2.67 66.9 14.8 78.5 22.9 0.856 58.8 6.53 0.340

9.27 3.2 8.0 4.8 11.7 2.18 708 82.6 7.77 2.65 70.8 15.5 83.2 24.3 0.855 55.1 6.89 0.412

11.40 4.0 10.0 6.0 14.4 2.17 857 98 7.71 2.61 85.7 18.4 101 29.5 0.850 44.1 8.22 0.798

12.73 4.5 11.3 6.8 16.0 2.17 945 106 7.68 2.57 94.5 19.9 112 32.6 0.847 39.2 8.98 1.13
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9.2 t

Lipped Channels D
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Cy
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r1
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Specification JIS G 3350/ EN 10162

Designation Thick Inside Area Centre Second Radius of Elastic Plastic Buckling Torsional Warp Torsion
-ness Outside of of Moment Gyration Modulus Modulus Constant Index Constant Constant
Size Mass Radius Section Gravity of Area
per
DxBxC Metre t r1 r2 A Cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy Sx Sy u x H J

mm kg/m mm mm mm cm2 cm cm4 cm4 cm cm cm3 cm3 cm3 cm3 dm6 x 10-3 cm4

200x75x25 6.95 2.3 5.8 3.5 8.81 2.33 540 69.0 7.83 2.80 54.0 13.3 63.3 19.6 0.846 79.2 6.07 0.158

8.93 3.0 7.5 4.5 11.3 2.32 687 86.3 7.78 2.76 68.7 16.7 80.8 24.9 0.843 60.6 7.62 0.349

9.52 3.2 8.0 4.8 12.0 2.32 727 90.9 7.77 2.75 72.7 17.5 85.7 26.4 0.842 56.8 8.03 0.423

11.70 4.0 10.0 6.0 14.8 2.31 881 108 7.71 2.70 88.1 20.8 105 32.0 0.838 45.3 9.59 0.819

13.10 4.5 11.3 6.8 16.5 2.31 972 118 7.68 2.67 97.2 22.7 116 35.4 0.835 40.3 10.5 1.16

225x75x20 7.21 2.3 5.8 3.5 9.15 2.06 694 65.3 8.71 2.67 61.7 12.0 72.6 18.3 0.862 85.8 6.74 0.165

9.30 3.0 7.5 4.5 11.8 2.05 883 81.4 8.66 2.63 78.4 14.9 92.8 23.4 0.858 65.8 8.46 0.363

9.89 3.2 8.0 4.8 12.5 2.05 934 85.7 8.64 2.62 83.1 15.7 98.4 24.8 0.857 61.7 8.92 0.439

12.20 4.0 10.0 6.0 15.4 2.05 1134 101 8.58 2.57 101 18.6 120 30.3 0.852 49.4 10.7 0.851

13.61 4.5 11.3 6.8 17.2 2.04 1252 110 8.54 2.53 111 20.2 133 33.6 0.849 43.9 11.6 1.206

225x75x25 7.40 2.3 5.8 3.5 9.38 2.19 713 71.6 8.72 2.76 63.3 13.5 74.6 19.9 0.851 87.9 7.77 0.169

9.54 3.0 7.5 4.5 12.1 2.19 907 89.6 8.66 2.72 80.6 16.9 95.5 25.3 0.848 67.4 9.76 0.372

10.10 3.2 8.0 4.8 12.8 2.18 960 94.4 8.65 2.71 85.4 17.8 101 26.9 0.847 63.1 10.3 0.450

12.50 4.0 10.0 6.0 15.8 2.18 1166 112 8.59 2.66 104 21.1 124 32.8 0.843 50.5 12.3 0.873

14.00 4.5 11.3 6.8 17.6 2.17 1288 122 8.55 2.64 115 23.0 137 36.4 0.840 44.9 13.5 1.24

250x75x20 7.67 2.3 5.8 3.5 9.73 1.94 890 67.3 9.57 2.63 71.2 12.1 84.4 18.6 0.861 94.9 8.50 0.175

9.89 3.0 7.5 4.5 12.5 1.94 1133 83.9 9.51 2.59 90.7 15.1 108 23.8 0.857 72.8 10.7 0.385

10.52 3.2 8.0 4.8 13.3 1.94 1200 88.4 9.49 2.58 96.0 15.9 115 25.3 0.856 68.3 11.3 0.467

12.99 4.0 10.0 6.0 16.4 1.93 1459 105 9.43 2.53 117 18.8 140 31.1 0.851 54.7 13.5 0.905

14.49 4.5 11.3 6.8 18.3 1.93 1612 114 9.39 2.49 129 20.4 155 34.6 0.848 48.7 14.7 1.28

250x75x25 7.85 2.3 5.8 3.5 10 2.07 914 74.0 9.58 2.73 73.1 13.6 86.7 20.1 0.853 96.9 9.73 0.179

10.13 3.0 7.5 4.5 12.8 2.07 1165 92.5 9.53 2.69 93.2 17.0 111 25.8 0.850 74.3 12.2 0.394

10.80 3.2 8.0 4.8 13.6 2.07 1234 97.5 9.51 2.67 98.7 17.9 118 27.4 0.849 69.6 12.9 0.478

13.30 4.0 10.0 6.0 16.8 2.06 1501 116 9.45 2.63 120 21.3 144 33.6 0.844 55.7 15.5 0.926

14.85 4.5 11.3 6.8 18.7 2.06 1659 126 9.41 2.60 133 23.2 160 37.4 0.842 49.5 16.9 1.31