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W24x68 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W24x68 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 23.70 in 602.00 mm
Flange width, bf 8.97 in 228.00 mm
tw 0.415 in 10.500 mm
tf 0.585 in 14.900 mm
Area 20.10 in² 13,000.00 mm²
Ix 1,830.00 in⁴ 762,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 70.40 in⁴ 29,300,000 mm⁴
Sx 154.00 in³ 2,520,000 mm³
Sy 15.70 in³ 257,000.00 mm³
Zx 177.00 in³ 2,900,000 mm³
Zy 24.50 in³ 401,000.00 mm³
rx 9.55 in 243.00 mm
ry 1.87 in 47.50 mm
J 1.87 in⁴ 778,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 9,430.00 in⁶ 2,530,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W24x68.

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Lighter in W24

W24x62

Weight
62.0 lb/ft (-8.8%)
Depth
23.70 in (0.0%)
Ix
1,550.0 in⁴ (-15%)

Heavier in W24

W24x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
23.90 in (+0.8%)
Ix
2,100.0 in⁴ (+15%)

Closest Iₓ in W24

W24x55

Weight
55.0 lb/ft (-19%)
Depth
23.60 in (-0.4%)
Ix
1,350.0 in⁴ (-26%)

Similar weight in W21

W21x68

Weight
68.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
21.10 in (-11%)
Ix
1,480.0 in⁴ (-19%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology