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W 21X83 - Section Properties

The W 21X83 is a steel section with a mass of 123.5 kg/m, an overall depth of 543.6 mm and width of 212.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 157.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 76170 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 3211.9 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
83 lb/ft (123.5 kg/m)
Depth
21.4 in (543.6 mm)
Width
8.36 in (212.3 mm)
Area
24.4 in² (157.4 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)83 (123.5 kg/m)
h (in)21.4 (543.6 mm)
b (in)8.36 (212.3 mm)
tw (in)0.515 (13.1 mm)
tf (in)0.835 (21.2 mm)
A (in²)24.4 (157.4 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)1830 (76170 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)171 (2802.2 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)196 (3211.9 cm³)
iy (in)8.67 (22.02 cm)
Iz (in⁴)81.4 (3388 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)19.5 (319.55 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)30.5 (499.81 cm³)
iz (in)1.83 (4.65 cm)
It (in⁴)4.34 (180.6 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)8630 (2.32 dm⁶)

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