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W27x539 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W27x539 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 539.00 lb/ft 802.00 kg/m
Depth, d 32.50 in 826.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.30 in 389.00 mm
tw 1.970 in 50.000 mm
tf 3.540 in 89.900 mm
Area 159.00 in² 103,000.00 mm²
Ix 25,600.00 in⁴ 10,700,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 2,110.00 in⁴ 878,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,570.00 in³ 25,700,000 mm³
Sy 277.00 in³ 4,540,000 mm³
Zx 1,890.00 in³ 31,000,000 mm³
Zy 437.00 in³ 7,160,000 mm³
rx 12.70 in 323.00 mm
ry 3.65 in 92.70 mm
J 496.00 in⁴ 206,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 443,000.00 in⁶ 119,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

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Lighter in W27

W27x368

Weight
368.0 lb/ft (-32%)
Depth
30.40 in (-6.5%)
Ix
16,200.0 in⁴ (-37%)

Closest Iₓ in W27

W27x336

Weight
336.0 lb/ft (-38%)
Depth
30.00 in (-7.7%)
Ix
14,600.0 in⁴ (-43%)

Similar weight in W30

W30x391

Weight
391.0 lb/ft (-27%)
Depth
33.20 in (+2.2%)
Ix
20,700.0 in⁴ (-19%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology