W 21X48 - Section Properties

The W 21X48 is a steel section with a mass of 71.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 523.2 mm and width of 206.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 91 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 39917 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1753.4 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 48 lb/ft (71.4 kg/m)
Depth: 20.6 in (523.2 mm)
Width: 8.14 in (206.8 mm)
Area: 14.1 in² (91 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)48 (71.4 kg/m)

h (in)20.6 (523.2 mm)

b (in)8.14 (206.8 mm)

t_w (in)0.35 (8.9 mm)

t_f (in)0.43 (10.9 mm)

A (in²)14.1 (91 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)959 (39917 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)93 (1524 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)107 (1753.4 cm³)

i_y (in)8.24 (20.93 cm)

I_z (in⁴)38.7 (1611 cm⁴)