# Z15012 Z Purlin (Lysaght Zed)

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AS 1397 / AS/NZS 4600 Grade G500

The **Z15012** is a Z purlin (Lysaght Zed) to AS 1397 / AS/NZS 4600. It is 152 mm deep with 1.2 mm base metal thickness, has a mass of 2.89 kg/m and a gross area of 353 mm². Its major-axis second moment of area is I_x = 1.28 × 10⁶ mm⁴. Download its free [DXF drawing](https://steelinfo.au/z-purlins/z15012/z15012.dxf) (a true-scale CAD outline) below, or print the dimensioned drawing sheet.

Also written as: Z150-12, Z 150 12

[DXF (AutoCAD R12)](https://steelinfo.au/z-purlins/z15012/z15012.dxf) · [SVG drawing](https://steelinfo.au/z-purlins/z15012/z15012.svg) · [JSON data](https://steelinfo.au/z-purlins/z15012/z15012.json)

## Dimensions

**Z15012 dimensions**

| Symbol | Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Depth | 152 | mm |
| E | Wide flange width | 65 | mm |
| F | Narrow flange width | 61 | mm |
| L | Lip depth | 15.5 | mm |
| t | Base metal thickness (BMT) | 1.2 | mm |
| r_i | Inside bend radius | 5.0 | mm |

## Section properties

**Z15012 section properties**

| Symbol | Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | Mass per metre (nominal) | 2.89 | kg/m |
| A_g | Gross cross-section area | 353 | mm² |
| I_x | Second moment of area about x-axis | 1.28 | 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| Z_x | Elastic section modulus, x-axis | 16.9 | 10³ mm³ |
| S_x | Plastic section modulus, x-axis | 19.6 | 10³ mm³ |
| r_x | Radius of gyration, x-axis | 60.3 | mm |
| I_y | Second moment of area about y-axis | 0.303 | 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| Z_y | Elastic section modulus, y-axis (min.) | 4.78 | 10³ mm³ |
| S_y | Plastic section modulus, y-axis | 6.49 | 10³ mm³ |
| r_y | Radius of gyration, y-axis | 29.3 | mm |
| I_u | Second moment of area, major principal axis | 1.47 | 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| I_v | Second moment of area, minor principal axis | 0.115 | 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| r_u | Radius of gyration, u-axis | 64.5 | mm |
| r_v | Radius of gyration, v-axis (minimum) | 18.1 | mm |
| α | Angle of u-axis to x-axis | 21.8 | ° |
| J | Torsion constant | 0.170 | 10³ mm⁴ |
| A_s | External surface area per metre | 0.592 | m²/m |
| A_s/t | External surface area per tonne | 204.7 | m²/t |

Axes: x-x is parallel to the flanges and y-y parallel to the web, through the centroid. u-u and v-v are the principal axes, with u-u at angle α to x-x. Zed sections bend about the principal axes unless restrained by cladding.

## Material

**Material – G500**

| Symbol | Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Steel grade | G500 (AS 1397) |  |
| f_y | Yield stress | 500 | MPa |
| f_u | Tensile strength | 520 | MPa |

Cold-formed purlins and girts are designed to AS/NZS 4600, where local and distortional buckling, bridging and cladding restraint govern. Use the manufacturer’s span and capacity tables (e.g. the Lysaght *Zeds & Cees User Guide*) for design. Gross section properties are shown here.

## Relevant Australian Standards

- **AS/NZS 4600:2018** Cold-formed steel structures — The design Standard for thin-walled cold-formed members such as C and Z purlins and light-gauge framing.
- **AS 1397:2021** Continuous hot-dip metallic coated steel sheet and strip — Covers the G450, G500 and G550 zinc-coated (Z350, Z450) and zinc/aluminium coated steel strip from which purlins, girts and light-gauge framing are roll-formed.
- **AS/NZS 1170 series** Structural design actions — Defines dead, live (1170.1), wind (1170.2), snow (1170.3) and earthquake (AS 1170.4) actions and the load combinations (1170.0) that produce the design actions resisted by the capacities shown here.

See all [Australian Standards for structural steel](https://steelinfo.au/australian-standards/).

Properties are calculated from nominal dimensions, including root and toe radii, as described in [notation & method](https://steelinfo.au/notation/). Mass is the nominal catalogue mass; the calculated mass at 7850 kg/m³ is 2.77 kg/m. Verify against current manufacturer literature before use in design. Spotted an error? [Report it](mailto:info@steelinfo.au?subject=Data%20error%3A%20Z15012).

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