The bombs had three-piece drawn steel bodies with a heavy machined nose cap for armor penetration.

Around the nose of the bomb could be fitted an optional kopfring - a metal ring, triangular in cross section, designed to prevent ground penetration or to stop forward momentum when hitting water (to prevent the bomb from skipping off the water).

The bomb was attached to the aircraft horizontally by an H-type suspension lug.

[1] On 20 February 2024 an unexploded SC 500 was found in a garden in Plymouth, England during building work; the area was evacuated for three days.

[2] On 15 August 2024 an SC 500 was found on a building site on the Rivenwood housing development in Newtownards, County Down.