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W10x30 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W10x30 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 30.00 lb/ft 44.80 kg/m
Depth, d 10.50 in 267.00 mm
Flange width, bf 5.81 in 148.00 mm
tw 0.300 in 7.620 mm
tf 0.510 in 13.000 mm
Area 8.84 in² 5,700.00 mm²
Ix 170.00 in⁴ 70,800,000 mm⁴
Iy 16.70 in⁴ 6,950,000 mm⁴
Sx 32.40 in³ 531,000.00 mm³
Sy 5.75 in³ 94,200.00 mm³
Zx 36.60 in³ 600,000.00 mm³
Zy 8.84 in³ 145,000.00 mm³
rx 4.38 in 111.00 mm
ry 1.37 in 34.80 mm
J 0.62 in⁴ 259,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 414.00 in⁶ 111,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W10x30.

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Lighter in W10

W10x26

Weight
26.0 lb/ft (-13%)
Depth
10.30 in (-1.9%)
Ix
144.0 in⁴ (-15%)

Heavier in W10

W10x33

Weight
33.0 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
9.73 in (-7.3%)
Ix
171.0 in⁴ (+0.6%)

Closest Iₓ in W10

W10x39

Weight
39.0 lb/ft (+30%)
Depth
9.92 in (-5.5%)
Ix
209.0 in⁴ (+23%)

Similar weight in W12

W12x30

Weight
30.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
12.30 in (+17%)
Ix
238.0 in⁴ (+40%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology