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W 36X170 - Section Properties

The W 36X170 is a steel section with a mass of 253 kg/m, an overall depth of 919.5 mm and width of 304.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 322.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 437043 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 10946.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
170 lb/ft (253 kg/m)
Depth
36.2 in (919.5 mm)
Width
12 in (304.8 mm)
Area
50 in² (322.6 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)170 (253 kg/m)
h (in)36.2 (919.5 mm)
b (in)12 (304.8 mm)
tw (in)0.68 (17.3 mm)
tf (in)1.1 (27.9 mm)
A (in²)50 (322.6 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)10500 (437043 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)581 (9520.9 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)668 (10946.6 cm³)
iy (in)14.5 (36.83 cm)
Iz (in⁴)320 (13319 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)53.2 (871.79 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)83.8 (1373.2 cm³)
iz (in)2.53 (6.43 cm)
It (in⁴)15.1 (628.5 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)98500 (26.45 dm⁶)

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