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W14x426 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W14x426 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 426.00 lb/ft 634.00 kg/m
Depth, d 18.70 in 475.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.70 in 424.00 mm
tw 1.880 in 47.800 mm
tf 3.040 in 77.200 mm
Area 125.00 in² 80,600.00 mm²
Ix 6,600.00 in⁴ 2,750,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 2,360.00 in⁴ 982,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 706.00 in³ 11,600,000 mm³
Sy 283.00 in³ 4,640,000 mm³
Zx 869.00 in³ 14,200,000 mm³
Zy 434.00 in³ 7,110,000 mm³
rx 7.26 in 184.00 mm
ry 4.34 in 110.00 mm
J 331.00 in⁴ 138,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 144,000.00 in⁶ 38,700,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W14x426.

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Lighter in W14

W14x398

Weight
398.0 lb/ft (-6.6%)
Depth
18.30 in (-2.1%)
Ix
6,000.0 in⁴ (-9.1%)

Heavier in W14

W14x455

Weight
455.0 lb/ft (+6.8%)
Depth
19.00 in (+1.6%)
Ix
7,190.0 in⁴ (+8.9%)

Closest Iₓ in W14

W14x370

Weight
370.0 lb/ft (-13%)
Depth
17.90 in (-4.3%)
Ix
5,440.0 in⁴ (-18%)

Similar weight in W12

W12x336

Weight
336.0 lb/ft (-21%)
Depth
16.80 in (-10%)
Ix
4,060.0 in⁴ (-38%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology