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W21x223 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W21x223 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 223.00 lb/ft 332.00 kg/m
Depth, d 23.40 in 594.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.70 in 323.00 mm
tw 1.000 in 25.400 mm
tf 1.790 in 45.500 mm
Area 66.50 in² 42,900.00 mm²
Ix 6,080.00 in⁴ 2,530,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 614.00 in⁴ 256,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 520.00 in³ 8,520,000 mm³
Sy 96.70 in³ 1,580,000 mm³
Zx 601.00 in³ 9,850,000 mm³
Zy 150.00 in³ 2,460,000 mm³
rx 9.56 in 243.00 mm
ry 3.04 in 77.20 mm
J 59.50 in⁴ 24,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 71,700.00 in⁶ 19,300,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W21x223.

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Lighter in W21

W21x201

Weight
201.0 lb/ft (-9.9%)
Depth
23.00 in (-1.7%)
Ix
5,310.0 in⁴ (-13%)

Heavier in W21

W21x248

Weight
248.0 lb/ft (+11%)
Depth
23.70 in (+1.3%)
Ix
6,830.0 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in W21

W21x182

Weight
182.0 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
22.70 in (-3.0%)
Ix
4,730.0 in⁴ (-22%)

Similar weight in W24

W24x229

Weight
229.0 lb/ft (+2.7%)
Depth
26.00 in (+11%)
Ix
7,650.0 in⁴ (+26%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology