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W530x150 W21x101
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Not produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W530x150 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
150
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
543
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
312
mm
T
Thickness of flange
20.3
mm
W
Thickness of web
12.7
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
7.68
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
39.56
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
52
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
36
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
530
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
19,200
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
1,010
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
3,710
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
229
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
4,150
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
103
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
659
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
73.2
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
1,010
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
2,160
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
7,030
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
2.31
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
40,800
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
64.6
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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