W 12X79 - Section Properties

The W 12X79 is a steel section with a mass of 117.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 315 mm and width of 307.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 149.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 27555 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1950.1 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 79 lb/ft (117.6 kg/m)
Depth: 12.4 in (315 mm)
Width: 12.1 in (307.3 mm)
Area: 23.2 in² (149.7 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)79 (117.6 kg/m)

h (in)12.4 (315 mm)

b (in)12.1 (307.3 mm)

t_w (in)0.47 (11.9 mm)

t_f (in)0.735 (18.7 mm)

A (in²)23.2 (149.7 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)662 (27555 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)107 (1753.4 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)119 (1950.1 cm³)

i_y (in)5.34 (13.56 cm)

I_z (in⁴)216 (8991 cm⁴)