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W460x349 W18x234
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Not produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W460x349 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
349
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
535
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
296
mm
T
Thickness of flange
53.6
mm
W
Thickness of web
29.5
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
2.76
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
14.5
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
75
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
35
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
460
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
44,400
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
2,040
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
7,640
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
214
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
9,010
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
233
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
1,570
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
72.3
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
2,440
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
32,800
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
13,500
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
2.2
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
35,600
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
141
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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