W 27X178 - Section Properties

The W 27X178 is a steel section with a mass of 264.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 706.1 mm and width of 358.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 338.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 292194 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 9340.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 178 lb/ft (264.9 kg/m)
Depth: 27.8 in (706.1 mm)
Width: 14.1 in (358.1 mm)
Area: 52.5 in² (338.7 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)178 (264.9 kg/m)

h (in)27.8 (706.1 mm)

b (in)14.1 (358.1 mm)

t_w (in)0.725 (18.4 mm)

t_f (in)1.19 (30.2 mm)

A (in²)52.5 (338.7 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)7020 (292194 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)505 (8275.5 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)570 (9340.6 cm³)

i_y (in)11.6 (29.46 cm)

I_z (in⁴)555 (23101 cm⁴)