W 12X87 - Section Properties

The W 12X87 is a steel section with a mass of 129.5 kg/m, an overall depth of 317.5 mm and width of 307.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 165.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 30801 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 2163.1 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 87 lb/ft (129.5 kg/m)
Depth: 12.5 in (317.5 mm)
Width: 12.1 in (307.3 mm)
Area: 25.6 in² (165.2 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)87 (129.5 kg/m)

h (in)12.5 (317.5 mm)

b (in)12.1 (307.3 mm)

t_w (in)0.515 (13.1 mm)

t_f (in)0.81 (20.6 mm)

A (in²)25.6 (165.2 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)740 (30801 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)118 (1933.7 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)132 (2163.1 cm³)

i_y (in)5.38 (13.67 cm)

I_z (in⁴)241 (10031 cm⁴)