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W530x138 W21x93
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W530x138 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
138
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
549
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
214
mm
T
Thickness of flange
23.6
mm
W
Thickness of web
14.7
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
4.53
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
34.14
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
44
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
26
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
530
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
17,600
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
861
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
3,140
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
221
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
3,610
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
38.7
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
362
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
46.9
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
569
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
2,500
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
2,670
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
1.92
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
28,100
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
35.5
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face