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W 30X261 - Section Properties

The W 30X261 is a steel section with a mass of 388.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 802.6 mm and width of 386.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 496.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 545263 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 15453 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
261 lb/ft (388.4 kg/m)
Depth
31.6 in (802.6 mm)
Width
15.2 in (386.1 mm)
Area
77 in² (496.8 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)261 (388.4 kg/m)
h (in)31.6 (802.6 mm)
b (in)15.2 (386.1 mm)
tw (in)0.93 (23.6 mm)
tf (in)1.65 (41.9 mm)
A (in²)77 (496.8 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)13100 (545263 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)829 (13584.9 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)943 (15453 cm³)
iy (in)13.1 (33.27 cm)
Iz (in⁴)959 (39917 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)127 (2081.2 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)196 (3211.9 cm³)
iz (in)3.53 (8.97 cm)
It (in⁴)54.1 (2252 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)215000 (57.74 dm⁶)

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