W 36X256 - Section Properties

The W 36X256 is a steel section with a mass of 381 kg/m, an overall depth of 950 mm and width of 309.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 485.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 699269 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 17042.5 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 256 lb/ft (381 kg/m)
Depth: 37.4 in (950 mm)
Width: 12.2 in (309.9 mm)
Area: 75.3 in² (485.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)256 (381 kg/m)

h (in)37.4 (950 mm)

b (in)12.2 (309.9 mm)

t_w (in)0.96 (24.4 mm)

t_f (in)1.73 (43.9 mm)

A (in²)75.3 (485.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)16800 (699269 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)895 (14666.4 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)1040 (17042.5 cm³)

i_y (in)14.9 (37.85 cm)

I_z (in⁴)528 (21977 cm⁴)