W 12X50 - Section Properties

The W 12X50 is a steel section with a mass of 74.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 309.9 mm and width of 205.2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 94.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 16275 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1178.2 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 50 lb/ft (74.4 kg/m)
Depth: 12.2 in (309.9 mm)
Width: 8.08 in (205.2 mm)
Area: 14.6 in² (94.2 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)50 (74.4 kg/m)

h (in)12.2 (309.9 mm)

b (in)8.08 (205.2 mm)

t_w (in)0.37 (9.4 mm)

t_f (in)0.64 (16.3 mm)

A (in²)14.6 (94.2 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)391 (16275 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)64.2 (1052 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)71.9 (1178.2 cm³)

i_y (in)5.18 (13.16 cm)

I_z (in⁴)56.3 (2343 cm⁴)