W 27X161 - Section Properties

The W 27X161 is a steel section with a mass of 239.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 701 mm and width of 355.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 307.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 262642 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 8439.3 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 161 lb/ft (239.6 kg/m)
Depth: 27.6 in (701 mm)
Width: 14 in (355.6 mm)
Area: 47.6 in² (307.1 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)161 (239.6 kg/m)

h (in)27.6 (701 mm)

b (in)14 (355.6 mm)

t_w (in)0.66 (16.8 mm)

t_f (in)1.08 (27.4 mm)

A (in²)47.6 (307.1 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)6310 (262642 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)458 (7505.3 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)515 (8439.3 cm³)

i_y (in)11.5 (29.21 cm)

I_z (in⁴)497 (20687 cm⁴)