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W24x250 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W24x250 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 250.00 lb/ft 372.00 kg/m
Depth, d 26.30 in 668.00 mm
Flange width, bf 13.20 in 335.00 mm
tw 1.040 in 26.400 mm
tf 1.890 in 48.000 mm
Area 73.50 in² 47,400.00 mm²
Ix 8,490.00 in⁴ 3,530,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 724.00 in⁴ 301,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 644.00 in³ 10,600,000 mm³
Sy 110.00 in³ 1,800,000 mm³
Zx 744.00 in³ 12,200,000 mm³
Zy 171.00 in³ 2,800,000 mm³
rx 10.70 in 272.00 mm
ry 3.14 in 79.80 mm
J 66.60 in⁴ 27,700,000 mm⁴
Cw 108,000.00 in⁶ 29,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W24x250.

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Lighter in W24

W24x229

Weight
229.0 lb/ft (-8.4%)
Depth
26.00 in (-1.1%)
Ix
7,650.0 in⁴ (-9.9%)

Heavier in W24

W24x279

Weight
279.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
26.70 in (+1.5%)
Ix
9,600.0 in⁴ (+13%)

Closest Iₓ in W24

W24x207

Weight
207.0 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
25.70 in (-2.3%)
Ix
6,820.0 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W21

W21x248

Weight
248.0 lb/ft (-0.8%)
Depth
23.70 in (-9.9%)
Ix
6,830.0 in⁴ (-20%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology