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W 21X166 - Section Properties

The W 21X166 is a steel section with a mass of 247 kg/m, an overall depth of 571.5 mm and width of 315 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 314.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 178147 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 7079.2 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
166 lb/ft (247 kg/m)
Depth
22.5 in (571.5 mm)
Width
12.4 in (315 mm)
Area
48.8 in² (314.8 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)166 (247 kg/m)
h (in)22.5 (571.5 mm)
b (in)12.4 (315 mm)
tw (in)0.75 (19 mm)
tf (in)1.36 (34.5 mm)
A (in²)48.8 (314.8 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)4280 (178147 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)380 (6227.1 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)432 (7079.2 cm³)
iy (in)9.36 (23.77 cm)
Iz (in⁴)435 (18106 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)70 (1147.1 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)108 (1769.8 cm³)
iz (in)2.99 (7.59 cm)
It (in⁴)23.6 (982.3 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)48500 (13.02 dm⁶)

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