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W14x68 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W14x68 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 14.00 in 356.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.00 in 254.00 mm
tw 0.415 in 10.500 mm
tf 0.720 in 18.300 mm
Area 20.00 in² 12,900.00 mm²
Ix 722.00 in⁴ 301,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 121.00 in⁴ 50,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 103.00 in³ 1,690,000 mm³
Sy 24.20 in³ 397,000.00 mm³
Zx 115.00 in³ 1,880,000 mm³
Zy 36.90 in³ 605,000.00 mm³
rx 6.01 in 153.00 mm
ry 2.46 in 62.50 mm
J 3.01 in⁴ 1,250,000 mm⁴
Cw 5,380.00 in⁶ 1,440,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W14x68.

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Lighter in W14

W14x61

Weight
61.0 lb/ft (-10%)
Depth
13.90 in (-0.7%)
Ix
640.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in W14

W14x74

Weight
74.0 lb/ft (+8.8%)
Depth
14.20 in (+1.4%)
Ix
795.0 in⁴ (+10%)

Closest Iₓ in W14

W14x82

Weight
82.0 lb/ft (+21%)
Depth
14.30 in (+2.1%)
Ix
881.0 in⁴ (+22%)

Similar weight in W16

W16x67

Weight
67.0 lb/ft (-1.5%)
Depth
16.30 in (+16%)
Ix
954.0 in⁴ (+32%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology