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W 40X215 - Section Properties

The W 40X215 is a steel section with a mass of 320 kg/m, an overall depth of 990.6 mm and width of 401.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 409.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 695106 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 15797.1 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
215 lb/ft (320 kg/m)
Depth
39 in (990.6 mm)
Width
15.8 in (401.3 mm)
Area
63.5 in² (409.7 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)215 (320 kg/m)
h (in)39 (990.6 mm)
b (in)15.8 (401.3 mm)
tw (in)0.65 (16.5 mm)
tf (in)1.22 (31 mm)
A (in²)63.5 (409.7 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)16700 (695106 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)859 (14076.5 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)964 (15797.1 cm³)
iy (in)16.2 (41.15 cm)
Iz (in⁴)803 (33423 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)101 (1655.1 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)156 (2556.4 cm³)
iz (in)3.54 (8.99 cm)
It (in⁴)24.8 (1032 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)284000 (76.26 dm⁶)

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