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S20x96 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC American standard beams · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

S20x96 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 96.00 lb/ft 143.00 kg/m
Depth, d 20.30 in 516.00 mm
Flange width, bf 7.20 in 183.00 mm
tw 0.800 in 20.300 mm
tf 0.920 in 23.400 mm
Area 28.20 in² 18,200.00 mm²
Ix 1,670.00 in⁴ 695,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 49.90 in⁴ 20,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 165.00 in³ 2,700,000 mm³
Sy 13.90 in³ 228,000.00 mm³
Zx 198.00 in³ 3,240,000 mm³
Zy 24.90 in³ 408,000.00 mm³
rx 7.71 in 196.00 mm
ry 1.33 in 33.80 mm
J 8.40 in⁴ 3,500,000 mm⁴
Cw 4,690.00 in⁶ 1,260,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus S20x96.

Lighter in S20

S20x86

Weight
86.0 lb/ft (-10%)
Depth
20.30 in (0.0%)
Ix
1,570.0 in⁴ (-6.0%)

Closest Iₓ in S20

S20x75

Weight
75.0 lb/ft (-22%)
Depth
20.00 in (-1.5%)
Ix
1,280.0 in⁴ (-23%)

Similar weight in S24

S24x100

Weight
100.0 lb/ft (+4.2%)
Depth
24.00 in (+18%)
Ix
2,380.0 in⁴ (+43%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology