W 16X50 - Section Properties

The W 16X50 is a steel section with a mass of 74.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 414 mm and width of 179.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 94.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 27430 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1507.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 50 lb/ft (74.4 kg/m)
Depth: 16.3 in (414 mm)
Width: 7.07 in (179.6 mm)
Area: 14.7 in² (94.8 cm²)

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

h (in)16.3 (414 mm)

b (in)7.07 (179.6 mm)

t_w (in)0.38 (9.7 mm)

t_f (in)0.63 (16 mm)

A (in²)14.7 (94.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)659 (27430 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)81 (1327.4 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)92 (1507.6 cm³)

i_y (in)6.68 (16.97 cm)

I_z (in⁴)37.2 (1548 cm⁴)