W 40X397 - Section Properties

The W 40X397 is a steel section with a mass of 590.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 1041.4 mm and width of 408.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 754.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1331941 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 29496.7 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 397 lb/ft (590.8 kg/m)
Depth: 41 in (1041.4 mm)
Width: 16.1 in (408.9 mm)
Area: 117 in² (754.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)397 (590.8 kg/m)

h (in)41 (1041.4 mm)

b (in)16.1 (408.9 mm)

t_w (in)1.22 (31 mm)

t_f (in)2.2 (55.9 mm)

A (in²)117 (754.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)32000 (1331941 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1560 (25563.8 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)1800 (29496.7 cm³)

i_y (in)16.6 (42.16 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1540 (64100 cm⁴)