Pallet racking beam chart
The beams and frames we hold, with the load each beam pair carries. Four sections from 80 mm to 140 mm, lengths from 1372 mm to 3810 mm, and frames from 1829 mm to 8534 mm high.
How to read this chart
Max load per pair is the load a matched pair of beams carries, spread evenly along them. It is the figure for one beam level, not for the whole bay. Beams are sold individually and a level is two beams.
Bay capacity is not the beam figure multiplied by the number of levels. It is whichever is lower: the beams, or the frame holding them up. A frame’s rating depends on its height, its depth, how far apart the beam levels sit, whether it is braced and what the floor will take, so it is not a number that belongs in a table. Tell us the configuration and we will confirm it.
The figures below are the manufacturer’s ratings as published on each product page. They assume a uniformly distributed load, beams seated properly with their locking pins in, and our beams on our frames — components from different manufacturers are not interchangeable even when the connector looks the same.
Beams
| Length | Section | Finish | Max load per pair | SKU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1372 mm | 80 × 40 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2200 kg | 10130 |
| 1829 mm | 80 × 40 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2200 kg | 10132 |
| 2591 mm | 80 × 40 mm | Pre-galvanised | 1530 kg | 5980 |
| 2743 mm | 80 mm | Pre-galvanised | 1530 kg | 10138 |
| 2591 mm | 100 × 50 × 1.6 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2290 kg | 10133 |
| 2743 mm | 100 × 50 × 1.5 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2290 kg | 10136 |
| 2591 mm | 100 × 50 × 3.0 mm | Hot dip galvanised | 2290 kg † | 6311 |
| 2743 mm | 100 × 50 × 3.0 mm | Hot dip galvanised | 2290 kg † | 6254 |
| 2591 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2870 kg | 6095 |
| 2743 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2870 kg | 6094 |
| 3048 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2220 kg | 5979 |
| 3658 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2220 kg | 6088 |
| 3810 mm | 140 × 50 × 1.8 mm | Pre-galvanised | 2620 kg | 10140 |
† The hot dip galvanised 100 mm beams are a 3.0 mm section and carry the same published figure as the 1.5 mm and 1.6 mm beams of the same depth. We are confirming the correct rating for the heavier gauge with the manufacturer; until then treat 2290 kg as the conservative figure and ask us before designing to anything higher.
Frames
Every frame is pre-galvanised and comes with two heavy duty base plates and all bolts, nuts and brace blocks. Two frames make a starter bay; each additional bay adds one frame and one set of beams.
| Height | 838 mm deep | 1219 mm deep |
|---|---|---|
| 1829 mm | 6331 | 16083 |
| 2438 mm | 6329 | 16080 |
| 3048 mm | 6314 | 16081 |
| 3658 mm | 6324 | 16082 |
| 4267 mm | 6319 | 16085 |
| 4877 mm | 6318 | 16086 |
| 6096 mm | 6315 | 16087 |
| 7391 mm | 6205 | 6228 |
| 8534 mm | 6188 | — |
Frame capacity is not a single number and is not listed here. It falls as the frame gets taller and as the first beam level sits higher, and it depends on bracing and on the floor. We confirm it for your configuration.
Choosing a beam length
Two pallets per bay
A standard Australian pallet is 1165 × 1165 mm. Two of them side by side with clearance at each end and between them lands on the 2591 mm beam, which is why it is the length most warehouses run.
Three pallets per bay
Three across wants the 3658 mm beam. It costs less per pallet position but it needs a deeper beam section and it puts more in each bay, so check the frame rating before assuming it is the cheaper option.
Allow for the gaps
Beam length is the clear span between uprights. You need clearance beside each upright and between pallets so the operator can place a load without striking the frame — do not size the beam to the pallets alone.
Deeper beams deflect less
Over the same span a 120 mm beam carries more than a 100 mm beam and sags less under it. If your loads are near the limit, the deeper section is usually the better buy even where the lighter one is rated for the weight.
Before you order
Four things decide whether a configuration works, and three of them are not on this page:
- The heaviest pallet, not the average. Racking is designed to the worst case that will ever go in it.
- Where the first beam level sits. The higher it is, the less the frame carries.
- The forklift. Lift height, reach and mast type set the aisle width and the clearance you need above each load.
- The floor. Slab thickness and condition decide what the base plates and anchors can do.
Send us those and we will size it, confirm the frame rating and produce the configuration drawings and load signs that go with the installation — see the AS 4084 compliance guide for why you want all three.