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W530x272 W21x182
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Not produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W530x272 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
272
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
577
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
317
mm
T
Thickness of flange
37.6
mm
W
Thickness of web
21.1
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
4.22
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
23.78
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
69
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
41
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
530
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
34,600
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
1,970
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
6,820
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
239
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
7,790
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
200
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
1,260
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
76.1
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
1,950
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
12,800
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
14,600
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
2.38
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
42,700
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
127
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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