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W 12X170 - Section Properties

The W 12X170 is a steel section with a mass of 253 kg/m, an overall depth of 355.6 mm and width of 320 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 322.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 68678 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4506.4 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
170 lb/ft (253 kg/m)
Depth
14 in (355.6 mm)
Width
12.6 in (320 mm)
Area
50 in² (322.6 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)170 (253 kg/m)
h (in)14 (355.6 mm)
b (in)12.6 (320 mm)
tw (in)0.96 (24.4 mm)
tf (in)1.56 (39.6 mm)
A (in²)50 (322.6 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)1650 (68678 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)235 (3851 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)275 (4506.4 cm³)
iy (in)5.74 (14.58 cm)
Iz (in⁴)517 (21519 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)82.3 (1348.7 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)126 (2064.8 cm³)
iz (in)3.22 (8.18 cm)
It (in⁴)35.6 (1482 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)20100 (5.4 dm⁶)

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