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W1000x321 W40x215
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Not produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W1000x321 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
321
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
990
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
400
mm
T
Thickness of flange
31
mm
W
Thickness of web
16.5
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
6.45
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
56.24
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
63
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
38
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
1,000
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
40,900
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
6,960
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
14,100
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
413
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
15,800
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
331
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
1,660
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
90
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
2,550
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
10,300
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
76,100
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
3.55
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
95,900
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
297
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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