W 16X26 - Section Properties

The W 16X26 is a steel section with a mass of 38.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 398.8 mm and width of 139.7 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 49.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 12529 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 724.31 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 26 lb/ft (38.7 kg/m)
Depth: 15.7 in (398.8 mm)
Width: 5.5 in (139.7 mm)
Area: 7.68 in² (49.5 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)26 (38.7 kg/m)

h (in)15.7 (398.8 mm)

b (in)5.5 (139.7 mm)

t_w (in)0.25 (6.4 mm)

t_f (in)0.345 (8.8 mm)

A (in²)7.68 (49.5 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)301 (12529 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)38.4 (629.26 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)44.2 (724.31 cm³)

i_y (in)6.26 (15.9 cm)

I_z (in⁴)9.59 (399.2 cm⁴)