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W530x85 W21x57
W shapes. CISC SST 12.1. Produced in Canada. Normal use: Beam.
W530x85 to scale.
Property
Description
Value
Unit
Mass
Mass per length
85
kg/m
D
Depth of section or height of vertical leg
535
mm
B
Width of flange or horizontal leg
166
mm
T
Thickness of flange
16.5
mm
W
Thickness of web
10.3
mm
BT
Width-to-thickness ratio of flange
5.03
HW
Clear depth-to-thickness ratio of web
48.74
K
Distance between outer face of flange and web-toe of fillet
37
mm
K1
Distance between middle line of web and flange-toe of fillet
24
mm
Dnom
Nominal depth of section
530
mm
A
Cross-sectional area
10,800
mm²
Ix
Moment of inertia about axis XX
485
10⁶ mm⁴
Sx
Elastic section modulus about axis XX
1,810
10³ mm³
Rx
Radius of gyration about axis XX
212
mm
Zx
Plastic modulus about axis XX
2,100
10³ mm³
Iy
Moment of inertia about axis YY
12.6
10⁶ mm⁴
Sy
Elastic section modulus about axis YY
152
10³ mm³
Ry
Radius of gyration about axis YY
34.2
mm
Zy
Plastic modulus about axis YY
242
10³ mm³
J
St-Venant torsional constant
737
10³ mm⁴
Cw
Warping constant
849
10⁹ mm⁶
SA
Surface area per metre
1.71
m²/m
Wn
Normalized unit warping function
21,500
mm²
Sw
Warping statical moment
14.7
10⁶ mm⁴
Qf
Statical moment at point in flange in line with web face
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