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W27x368 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W27x368 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 368.00 lb/ft 548.00 kg/m
Depth, d 30.40 in 772.00 mm
Flange width, bf 14.70 in 373.00 mm
tw 1.380 in 35.100 mm
tf 2.480 in 63.000 mm
Area 109.00 in² 70,300.00 mm²
Ix 16,200.00 in⁴ 6,740,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,310.00 in⁴ 545,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,060.00 in³ 17,400,000 mm³
Sy 179.00 in³ 2,930,000 mm³
Zx 1,240.00 in³ 20,300,000 mm³
Zy 279.00 in³ 4,570,000 mm³
rx 12.20 in 310.00 mm
ry 3.48 in 88.40 mm
J 170.00 in⁴ 70,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 255,000.00 in⁶ 68,500,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W27x368.

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Lighter in W27

W27x336

Weight
336.0 lb/ft (-8.7%)
Depth
30.00 in (-1.3%)
Ix
14,600.0 in⁴ (-9.9%)

Heavier in W27

W27x539

Weight
539.0 lb/ft (+46%)
Depth
32.50 in (+6.9%)
Ix
25,600.0 in⁴ (+58%)

Closest Iₓ in W27

W27x307

Weight
307.0 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
29.60 in (-2.6%)
Ix
13,100.0 in⁴ (-19%)

Similar weight in W24

W24x370

Weight
370.0 lb/ft (+0.5%)
Depth
28.00 in (-7.9%)
Ix
13,400.0 in⁴ (-17%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology