BRITISH STANDARD BS 1161:1977

CONFIRMED
OCTOBER 1984

Specification for

Aluminium alloy
sections for structural
purposes

UDC 669.71 – 423:669.71.018.29:691.714

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Cooperating organizations

The Non-Ferrous Metals Standards Committee, under whose super-vision this

British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following
Government departments and scientific and industrial organizations:

Aluminium Federation*
Association of Bronze and Brass Founders
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association*
British Lead Manufacturers’ Association
British Non-Ferrous Metals Federation
BNF Metals Technology Centre
Copper Development Association
Electrical Cable Makers’ Confederation
Institute of British Foundrymen
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Automobile Division)*
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
Institution of Production Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Lead Development Association
Light Metal Founders’ Association
London Metal Exchange
Magnesium Industry Council
Ministry of Defence*
National Brassfoundry Association
Non-Ferrous Metal Stockists*
Royal Institute of British Architects
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited*
Tin Research Institute
Zinc Development Association
Individual manufacturers

The Government department and the scientific and industrial organizations

marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were
directly represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
British Standard:

Association of British Railway Carriage and Wagon Manufacturers

Department of the Environment
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland
Institution of Structural Engineers
This British Standard, having Lloyds Register of Shipping
been prepared under the Shipbuilders’ and Repairers’ National Association
direction of the Non-Ferrous
Metals Standards Committee,
was published under the
authority of the
Executive Board on
28 February 1977

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Amendments issued since publication
First published March 1944
First revision February 1951
Second revision February 1977
Amd. No. Date of issue Comments

4357 August 1983 Indicated by a sideline in the margin

The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference NFE/21
Draft for comment 74/41590 DC

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Contents

Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 References 1
3 Material 1
4 Sizes and tolerances 1
5 Symbols 1
Table 1 — Aluminium alloys suitable for structural use 2
Table 2 — Equal angle sections 3
Table 3 — Unequal angle sections 4
Table 4 — Channel sections 5
Table 5 — I sections 6
Table 6 — Tee sections 7
Table 7 — Equal bulb angle sections 8
Table 8 — Unequal bulb angle sections 9
Table 9 — Lipped channel sections 10
Table 10 — Bulb tee sections 11
Table 11 — Tolerances on length, width, depth and thickness 12
Table 12 — Tolerances on open ends of channels and I sections 13
Table 13 — Tolerances on straightness 13
Table 14 — Tolerances on twist 13
Publications referred to Inside back cover

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Foreword

This British Standard is a revision in metric terms of the 1951 edition. It specifies
the dimensional tolerances, geometrical properties and mass per unit length of a
range of extruded sections commonly used for structural purposes in aluminium
alloys. In preparing this revision advantage has been taken of the opportunity to
extend the range of sections to include bulb angles, lipped channels and bulb tees,
although the range of sizes has been slightly reduced. One important
characteristic of the process used to produce these sections is that a wide range of
profiles can be obtained, thus sections not listed in this standard can be made to
the purchaser’s own requirements by agreement with the supplier.
The profiles and properties specified in this British Standard are independent of
alloy, except in respect of mass per unit length. A list of alloys commonly used for
structural sections has been included for information, together with their tensile
properties, conversion factors for mass per unit length and modulus of elasticity.
The chemical composition and mechanical properties of alloys
designated 5083, 6063 and 6082, together with the dimensional tolerances for
sections in which these alloys are produced, are specified in BS 1474. Similar
information for alloys designated 5454 and 7020 is specified in BS 4300/12 and
BS 4300/15 respectively. Thus BS 1474, BS 4300/12 and BS 4300/15 should be
quoted, as appropriate, to specify the alloy which is required when specifying
structural sections to BS 1161.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

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1 Scope For the purpose of establishing tolerances on width,

depth and thickness, sections shall be divided into a
This British Standard specifies the dimensions,
series of equivalent rectangles that overlap where
geometrical properties and mass per unit length of
they intersect, an angle, for example, being divided
the following range of aluminium alloy sections.
into two rectangles. For determining the tolerances,
Sections From To the greater dimension of each such rectangle shall
mm mm
be the same as the corresponding outside dimension
a or b and the thickness of each rectangle shall be
Equal angles 30 × 30 120 × 120 that for the corresponding leg, flange or web as if it
Unequal angles 50 × 38 140 × 105 were of uniform thickness.
Channels 60 × 30 240 × 100 A maximum tolerance on concavity and convexity
of 0.05 mm per 10 mm shall apply over the width of
I sections 60 × 30 160 × 80 the section.
Tee sections 38 × 50 90 × 120 The geometrical properties are based on sections
Equal bulb angles 50 × 50 120 × 120 with normal (unspecified) corner radii as follows.
Unequal bulb angles 50 × 37.5 140 × 105 Thickness of section Radius on corner

Lipped channels 80 × 40 140 × 70 mm mm

Bulb tees 75 × 90 150 × 180 Up to and including 5 0.8

Over 5 1.6
Information on the use of the sections and the
determination of the shear centre position is given
in CP 118. 5 Symbols
For the purposes of this standard the following
2 References notation is used.
The titles of the standards publications referred to A Cross-sectional area
in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
a 
 Dimensions of section
3 Material b 
The mass per metre of sections specified in cc Distance of shear centre from back of
Table 2 to Table 10 inclusive are based on the section (values calculated in accordance
density of pure aluminium of 2.71 kg/dm3. with CP 118)
Conversion factors to obtain the mass per metre for
alloys are given in Table 1. The aluminium alloy of cx 
which the sections are made shall be specified by the  Distance of centroid from back of section
cy 
purchaser and, unless otherwise agreed, shall be
selected from the range given in Table 1. Iu Second moment of area about U–U axis
Iv Second moment of area about V–V axis
4 Sizes and tolerances
Iw Second moment of area about an axis
The sizes of the sections shall be in accordance with
at 45° to the X–X axis
Table 2 to Table 10 and the dimensional tolerances
shall comply with the following tables. Ix Second moment of area about X–X axis
Table 11. Tolerances on length, width, depth Iy Second moment of area about Y–Y axis
and thickness
Table 12. Tolerances on open ends of channels J Torsion constant (values calculated in
and I sections accordance with CP 118)
Table 13. Tolerances on straightness R Radius
Table 14. Tolerances on twist
I
r = ---- Radius of gyration
A
rx Radius of gyration about X–X axis
ry Radius of gyration about Y–Y axis
ru Radius of gyration about U–U axis

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rv Radius of gyration about V–V axis

t Thickness of section
µ Angle between X–X axis and U–U axis

w Mass of section per unit length in pure

aluminium
Zx Modulus of section about X–X axis
Zy Modulus of section about Y–Y axis
Zu Modulus of section about U–U axis
Zv Modulus of section about V–V axis

Table 1 — Aluminium alloys suitable for structural use

a
Material Condition 0.2 % proof Tensile Modulus of Minimum elongation Mass conversion
designation stress min. strength elasticity × 103 factor compared with
on a gauge on a gauge
min. density of 2.71 kg/dm3
length length
of pure aluminium
of 5.65 ÆSoc of 50 mm
N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2 % %
(= MPa) (= MPa) (= MPa)
O 125 275 14 13
5083 68.9 0.982
Mb 130 280 12 11
TE 110 150 8 7
6063 65.5 0.996
TF 160 185 8 7
TB 190 300 12 10
7020 71.7 1.026
TF 280 340 10 8
6082 TF 255 295 68.9 8 7 0.996
O 85 215 18 16
5454 68.9 0.989
Mb 100 215 16 14
a
The nomenclature used here is consistent with that employed in BS 1474 from which the following extract is taken.
M As manufactured. Material which acquires some temper from shaping processes in which there is no special control over thermal
treatment or amount of strain hardening.
O Annealed. Material which is fully annealed to obtain the lowest-strength condition.
TB Solution heat-treated and naturally aged. Material which receives no cold work after solution heat treatment except as may be
required to flatten or straighten it. Properties of some alloys in this temper are unstable.
TE Cooled from an elevated temperature shaping process and precipitation-treated.
TF Solution heat-treated and precipitation-treated.
b
Properties of material in the M condition are given for information only.
c
Original cross-sectional area.

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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of area Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion
length section constant
mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104
a×b t W A cx and cy Ix and Iy Iu Iv rx and ry ru rv Zx and Zy Zu Zv J
Thin range
50 × 50 3 0.836 3.08 13.1 7.28 11.4 3.12 15.4 19.2 10.1 1.97 3.23 1.65 0.123
60 × 60 3.5 1.17 4.31 15.7 14.7 23.1 6.31 18.5 23.1 12.1 3.32 5.44 2.78 0.233
80 × 80 5 2.23 8.23 21.1 49.5 77.7 21.3 24.5 30.7 16.1 8.40 13.7 7.02 0.922
100 × 100 6 3.34 12.3 26.3 116 183 50.0 30.7 38.5 20.1 15.8 25.9 13.2 1.97
120 × 120 7 4.68 17.3 31.4 235 370 110 36.9 46.3 24.2 26.6 43.6 22.3 3.72
Thick range
30 × 30 2.5 0.404 1.49 8.25 1.26 1.98 0.528 9.18 11.5 5.95 0.578 0.936 0.467 0.037
40 × 40 3 0.647 2.39 10.9 3.62 5.72 1.52 12.3 15.5 7.97 1.24 2.02 1.01 0.084
50 × 50 4 1.08 3.98 13.7 9.35 14.8 3.93 15.3 19.3 9.94 2.58 4.18 2.09 0.252
60 × 60 5 1.62 5.96 16.5 20.1 31.8 8.46 18.4 23.1 11.9 4.62 7.49 3.74 0.595

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80 × 80 6 2.59 9.55 21.8 57.9 91.5 24.3 24.6 31.0 15.9 9.94 16.2 8.09 1.35
100 × 100 8 4.31 15.9 27.4 150 236 62.9 30.7 38.6 19.9 20.6 33.4 16.7 4.03
120 × 120 10 6.47 23.9 33.0 322 508 135 36.7 46.2 23.8 37.0 59.9 29.9 9.52
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of area Radii of gyration Moduli of section Tan Torsion
length section angle constant
mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104
a×b t w A cx cy Ix Iy Iu Iv rx ry ru rv Zx Zy Zu Zv µ J
Thin range
50 × 38 3 0.738 2.72 14.7 9.05 6.72 3.35 8.21 1.86 15.7 11.1 17.4 8.27 1.90 1.16 2.32 0.945 0.553 0.112
60 × 45 3.5 1.03 3.79 17.7 10.6 13.5 6.52 16.4 3.65 18.9 13.1 20.8 9.82 3.20 1.90 3.88 1.55 0.539 0.213
80 × 60 5 1.96 7.23 23.6 14.3 45.6 21.9 55.2 12.3 25.1 17.4 27.6 13.0 8.08 4.79 9.78 3.91 0.538 0.838
100 × 75 6 2.94 10.8 29.5 17.8 107 51.6 130 28.9 31.4 21.8 34.6 16.3 15.2 9.01 18.4 7.37 0.538 1.79
120 × 90 7 4.11 15.2 35.3 21.3 216 104 262 58.5 37.8 26.2 41.6 19.6 25.6 15.2 31.0 12.4 0.539 3.38
140 × 105 8.5 5.83 21.5 41.3 24.9 416 200 504 112 44.0 30.5 48.4 22.8 42.2 25.0 51.0 20.4 0.538 7.14
Thick range
50 × 38 4 0.947 3.50 15.3 9.54 8.60 4.28 10.5 2.34 15.7 11.1 17.4 8.18 2.48 1.50 3.02 1.21 0.558 0.227
60 × 45 5 1.41 5.22 18.5 11.3 18.4 8.85 22.4 4.88 18.8 13.0 20.7 9.68 4.44 2.63 5.34 2.11 0.542 0.532
80 × 60 6 2.26 8.35 24.5 14.8 53.0 25.6 64.5 14.1 25.2 17.5 27.8 13.0 9.55 5.66 11.6 4.56 0.544 1.20
100 × 75 8 3.77 13.9 30.8 18.8 137 66.0 167 36.3 31.4 21.8 34.6 16.2 19.8 11.7 23.9 9.42 0.542 3.61
120 × 90 10 5.65 20.9 37.0 22.6 295 142 358 78.1 37.6 26.0 41.4 19.4 35.5 21.0 42.8 16.8 0.542 8.52
140 × 105 11 7.26 26.8 43.0 26.2 518 250 630 137 44.0 30.5 48.5 22.6 53.4 31.7 64.5 25.4 0.543 13.1
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion Shear centre from
length section of area constant back of section

mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104 mm

Web Flange

a×b t1 t2 w A cx cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy J cc

60 × 30 5 6 1.69 6.24 0 9.87 32.2 5.03 22.7 8.98 10.7 2.50 0.690 11.7
80 × 35 5 7 2.29 8.44 0 11.3 79.8 9.57 30.8 10.6 20.0 4.04 1.12 13.8
100 × 40 6 8 3.20 11.8 0 12.4 171 16.9 38.1 11.9 34.2 6.12 2.07 15.2
120 × 50 6 9 4.19 15.5 0 15.9 339 36.8 46.8 15.4 56.5 10.8 3.22 19.7
140 × 60 7 10 5.66 20.9 0 18.9 625 71.5 54.7 18.5 89.2 17.4 5.51 23.6
160 × 70 7 10 6.58 24.3 0 21.8 970 116 63.2 21.8 121 24.0 6.41 27.6

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180 × 75 8 11 8.06 29.8 0 22.7 1 480 159 70.5 23.1 164 30.5 9.63 29.0
200 × 80 8 12 9.19 33.9 0 24.5 2 110 210 78.8 24.9 211 37.8 12.4 31.3
240 × 100 9 13 12.5 46.0 0 30.3 4 170 450 95.2 31.2 345 64.6 20.2 39.2
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion
length section area constant

mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104

Web Flange

a×b t1 t2 w A cx and cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy J

60 × 30 4 6 1.59 5.83 0 31.6 2.76 23.3 6.89 10.5 1.84 0.753

80 × 40 5 7 2.54 9.38 0 91.6 7.63 31.2 9.02 22.9 3.82 1.69
100 × 50 6 8 3.72 13.7 0 210 17.0 39.2 11.1 42.1 6.80 3.30
120 × 60 6 9 4.77 17.6 0 403 32.8 47.8 13.6 67.2 10.9 4.76
140 × 70 7 10 6.33 23.4 0 725 57.9 55.7 15.7 104 16.5 8.00
160 × 80 7 11 7.64 28.2 0 1 170 94.6 64.5 18.3 147 23.7 10.8
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of area Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion constant
length section
mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104
a×b t w A cx cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy J
38 × 50 4 0.952 3.52 9.50 0 4.29 4.20 11.0 10.9 1.50 1.68 0.240
45 × 60 5 1.42 5.24 11.3 0 8.86 9.09 13.0 13.2 2.63 3.03 0.564
60 × 80 6 2.27 8.39 14.8 0 25.6 25.8 17.5 17.5 5.66 6.45 1.27
75 × 100 8 3.79 14.0 18.7 0 66.1 67.3 21.7 21.9 11.7 13.4 3.82
90 × 120 10 5.68 21.0 22.6 0 142 145 26.0 26.3 21.0 24.2 9.03

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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of area Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion
length section constant

mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104

a×b t w A cx and cy Ix and Iy Iu Iv rx and ry ru rv Zx and Zy Zu Zv J

50 × 50 2.5 0.930 3.43 15.2 10.2 15.7 4.61 17.2 21.4 11.6 2.92 4.45 2.16 0.200
60 × 60 3 1.34 4.94 18.2 21.1 32.6 9.56 20.7 25.7 13.9 5.05 7.70 3.73 0.416
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80 × 80 4 2.38 8.79 24.3 66.7 103 30.2 27.6 34.3 18.6 12.0 18.2 8.82 1.31
100 × 100 5 3.72 13.7 30.3 163 252 73.8 34.4 42.8 23.2 23.4 35.6 17.2 3.21
120 × 120 6 5.36 19.8 36.4 338 522 153 41.3 51.4 27.8 40.4 61.6 29.8 6.65
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of area Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion
length section constant
mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104
a×b t w A cx cy Ix Iy Iu Iv rx ry ru rv Zx Zy Zu Zv J
50 × 37.5 2.5 0.846 3.12 16.6 10.9 9.51 4.84 11.6 2.83 17.4 12.4 19.2 9.53 2.84 1.81 3.33 1.61 0.194

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60 × 45 3 1.22 4.49 19.9 13.0 19.7 10.0 24.0 5.87 20.9 14.9 23.1 11.4 4.91 3.13 5.75 2.78 0.420
80 × 60 4 2.16 7.99 26.5 17.4 62.3 31.7 75.8 18.6 27.9 19.9 30.8 15.2 11.6 7.42 13.6 6.59 1.27
100 × 75 5 3.38 12.5 33.2 21.8 152 77.4 185 45.3 34.9 24.9 38.4 19.0 22.8 14.5 26.6 12.9 3.10
120 × 90 6 4.87 18.0 39.8 26.1 315 161 383 94.0 41.9 29.9 46.1 22.9 39.3 25.1 46.0 22.2 6.44
140 × 105 7 6.63 24.5 46.4 30.4 584 297 710 174 48.9 34.9 53.8 26.7 62.4 39.8 73.1 35.3 11.9
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments Radii of Moduli of section Torsion Shear centre from
length section of area gyration constant back of section

mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 103 mm

a×b t w A cx cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy J cc

80 × 40 2.5 1.25 4.62 0 13.4 48.3 9.40 32.3 14.2 12.1 3.53 1.61 17.3
100 × 50 3.13 1.96 7.23 0 16.8 118 23.0 40.4 17.8 23.6 6.90 3.94 21.6
120 × 60 3.75 2.82 10.4 0 20.1 245 47.6 48.5 21.4 40.8 11.9 8.16 25.9
140 × 70 4.38 3.84 14.2 0 23.5 453 88.2 56.6 24.9 64.8 18.9 15.1 30.2
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Size Thickness Mass/unit Area of Centroid Second moments of Radii of gyration Moduli of section Torsion
length section area constant

mm mm kg/m mm2 × 102 mm mm4 × 104 mm mm3 × 103 mm4 × 104

a×b t w A cx cy Ix Iy rx ry Zx Zy J

75 × 90 3 1.56 5.75 16.6 0 26.9 27.3 21.6 21.8 4.61 6.06 0.441
100 × 120 4 2.77 10.2 22.1 0 85.1 86.1 28.8 29.0 10.9 14.4 1.39
125 × 150 5 4.33 16.0 27.7 0 208 210 36.1 36.3 21.4 28.0 3.40
150 × 180 6 6.24 23.0 33.2 0 431 436 43.3 43.6 36.9 48.4 7.06

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Table 11 — Tolerances on length, width, depth and thickness

a b bThickness
Length Width or depth (see clause 4)
(see clause 4)
300 mm Over Over Over Over Over Up to Over Over Over Over
up to and 1 000 mm 1.5 m 5 m up 7 m up 10 m and 1.6 mm 3 mm 6 mm 10 mm
inc. up to and up to to and to and Width or depth Tolerance inc. up to up to up to up to
1 000 mm inc. 1.5 m and inc. inc. 1.6 mm and and and and
inc. 7m 10 m inc. inc. inc. inc.
5m 3 mm 6 mm 10 mm 15 mm
± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
30 0.32 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.30
Over Up to
and inc.
2.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.0 6.5 30 40 0.40
0.24 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.33
40 60 0.45
60 80 0.50 0.28 0.30 0.32 0.34 0.37
2.0 2.5 3.5 4.0 5.5 7.5
80 100 0.65
0.32 0.34 0.36 0.39 0.42
100 120 0.80
3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.5 8.0
120 140 0.90
— 0.36 0.40 0.45 0.50
140 160 1.0
3.5 4.0 5.0 6.5 8.0 9.5
160 180 1.1
180 200 1.2
4.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 9.5 11.0 — — 0.50 0.55 0.60
200 240 1.3
a Tolerances on length are measured at a room temperature of 16 °C. They provide for out-of-squareness of cut to the extent of 1°.
Total tolerances (i.e. the sum of the plus and minus limits) may be applied unilaterally by agreement between the supplier and
the purchaser.
b
In the case of material 5 083 the tolerances are those shown above for width or depth and thickness increased by one-third.

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Table 12 — Tolerances on open ends of channels and I sections

Overall depth of channel Minimum thickness Either internal or external tolerances at top of gap for width b of:
or I beam dimension a
Over Up to and Over Up to and 30 mm Over 30 mm Over 40 mm Over 60 mm Over 80 mm
including including up to and up to and up to and up to and
inc. 40 mm inc. 60 mm inc. 80 mm inc. 100 mm
± ± ± ± ±
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
40 60 — 3 0.70 0.81 0.97 1.18 1.39
3 6 0.66 0.75 0.89 1.06 1.24
6 — 0.61 0.68 0.77 0.91 1.04
60 80 — 3 0.75 0.86 1.02 1.23 1.44
3 6 0.71 0.80 0.94 1.11 1.29
6 — 0.66 0.73 0.82 0.96 1.09
80 100 — 6 0.90 1.01 1.17 1.38 1.59
6 — 0.86 0.95 1.09 1.26 1.44
100 120 — 6 1.05 1.16 1.32 1.53 1.74
6 — 1.01 1.10 1.24 1.41 1.59
120 140 — 6 1.15 1.26 1.42 1.63 1.84
6 — 1.11 1.20 1.34 1.51 1.69
140 160 — 6 1.25 1.36 1.52 1.73 1.94
6 — 1.21 1.30 1.44 1.61 1.79
160 180 — 6 1.35 1.46 1.62 1.83 2.04
6 — 1.31 1.40 1.54 1.71 1.89
180 200 — 6 1.45 1.56 1.72 1.93 2.14
6 — 1.41 1.50 1.64 1.81 1.99
200 240 — 6 1.55 1.66 1.82 2.03 2.24
6 — 1.51 1.60 1.74 1.91 2.09
Table 13 — Tolerances on straightness Table 14 — Tolerances on twist
Diameter of Departure from Diameter of Angle of Total angle
circumscribing circle straightness over any circumscribing circle twist per of twist per
length of 1 000 m 300 mm length
run
mm mm
mm Max.
Up to and including 100 1.5
40 up to and including 80 ½° 3°
Over 100
Over 80
As extruded (M) 2.0
Lengths up to and
All other conditions 2.5
including 8 000 ¼° 2°
Lengths over 8 000 ¼° 3°

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Publications referred to

BS 1474, Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineering purposes — bars, extruded
round tubes and sections.
BS 4300, Specification (supplementary series) for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general
engineering purposes.
BS 4300/12, 5454 Bar, extruded round tube and sections.
BS 4300/15, 7020 Bar, extruded round tube and sections.
CP 118, The structural use of aluminium.

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