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W530x196 W21x132
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Not produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W530x196 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
196
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
554
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
316
mm
T
Thickness of flange
26.3
mm
W
Thickness of web
16.5
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
6.01
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
30.39
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
58
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
38
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
530
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
25,000
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
1,340
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
4,840
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
231
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
5,460
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
139
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
877
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
74.4
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
1,350
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
4,700
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
9,640
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
2.34
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
41,700
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
86.6
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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