W 40X503 - Section Properties

The W 40X503 is a steel section with a mass of 748.5 kg/m, an overall depth of 1069.3 mm and width of 416.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 954.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1731523 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 38018 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 503 lb/ft (748.5 kg/m)
Depth: 42.1 in (1069.3 mm)
Width: 16.4 in (416.6 mm)
Area: 148 in² (954.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)503 (748.5 kg/m)

h (in)42.1 (1069.3 mm)

b (in)16.4 (416.6 mm)

t_w (in)1.54 (39.1 mm)

t_f (in)2.76 (70.1 mm)

A (in²)148 (954.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)41600 (1731523 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1980 (32446.4 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)2320 (38018 cm³)

i_y (in)16.8 (42.67 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2040 (84911 cm⁴)