W 16X45 - Section Properties

The W 16X45 is a steel section with a mass of 67 kg/m, an overall depth of 408.9 mm and width of 178.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 85.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 24391 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1348.7 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 45 lb/ft (67 kg/m)
Depth: 16.1 in (408.9 mm)
Width: 7.04 in (178.8 mm)
Area: 13.3 in² (85.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)45 (67 kg/m)

h (in)16.1 (408.9 mm)

b (in)7.04 (178.8 mm)

t_w (in)0.345 (8.8 mm)

t_f (in)0.565 (14.4 mm)

A (in²)13.3 (85.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)586 (24391 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)72.7 (1191.3 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)82.3 (1348.7 cm³)

i_y (in)6.65 (16.89 cm)

I_z (in⁴)32.8 (1365 cm⁴)