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W14x500 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W14x500 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 500.00 lb/ft 744.00 kg/m
Depth, d 19.60 in 498.00 mm
Flange width, bf 17.00 in 432.00 mm
tw 2.190 in 55.600 mm
tf 3.500 in 88.900 mm
Area 147.00 in² 94,800.00 mm²
Ix 8,210.00 in⁴ 3,420,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 2,880.00 in⁴ 1,200,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 838.00 in³ 13,700,000 mm³
Sy 339.00 in³ 5,560,000 mm³
Zx 1,050.00 in³ 17,200,000 mm³
Zy 522.00 in³ 8,550,000 mm³
rx 7.48 in 190.00 mm
ry 4.43 in 113.00 mm
J 514.00 in⁴ 214,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 187,000.00 in⁶ 50,200,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W14x500.

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Lighter in W14

W14x455

Weight
455.0 lb/ft (-9.0%)
Depth
19.00 in (-3.1%)
Ix
7,190.0 in⁴ (-12%)

Heavier in W14

W14x550

Weight
550.0 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
20.20 in (+3.1%)
Ix
9,430.0 in⁴ (+15%)

Closest Iₓ in W14

W14x426

Weight
426.0 lb/ft (-15%)
Depth
18.70 in (-4.6%)
Ix
6,600.0 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W12

W12x336

Weight
336.0 lb/ft (-33%)
Depth
16.80 in (-14%)
Ix
4,060.0 in⁴ (-51%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology