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W10x68 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W10x68 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 68.00 lb/ft 101.00 kg/m
Depth, d 10.40 in 264.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.10 in 257.00 mm
tw 0.470 in 11.900 mm
tf 0.770 in 19.600 mm
Area 19.90 in² 12,800.00 mm²
Ix 394.00 in⁴ 164,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 134.00 in⁴ 55,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 75.70 in³ 1,240,000 mm³
Sy 26.40 in³ 433,000.00 mm³
Zx 85.30 in³ 1,400,000 mm³
Zy 40.10 in³ 657,000.00 mm³
rx 4.44 in 113.00 mm
ry 2.59 in 65.80 mm
J 3.56 in⁴ 1,480,000 mm⁴
Cw 3,100.00 in⁶ 832,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W10x68.

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Lighter in W10

W10x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
10.20 in (-1.9%)
Ix
341.0 in⁴ (-13%)

Heavier in W10

W10x77

Weight
77.0 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
10.60 in (+1.9%)
Ix
455.0 in⁴ (+15%)

Closest Iₓ in W10

W10x54

Weight
54.0 lb/ft (-21%)
Depth
10.10 in (-2.9%)
Ix
303.0 in⁴ (-23%)

Similar weight in W8

W8x67

Weight
67.0 lb/ft (-1.5%)
Depth
9.00 in (-13%)
Ix
272.0 in⁴ (-31%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology