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W30x357 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W30x357 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 357.00 lb/ft 531.00 kg/m
Depth, d 32.80 in 833.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.50 in 394.00 mm
tw 1.240 in 31.500 mm
tf 2.240 in 56.900 mm
Area 105.00 in² 67,700.00 mm²
Ix 18,700.00 in⁴ 7,780,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,390.00 in⁴ 579,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,140.00 in³ 18,700,000 mm³
Sy 179.00 in³ 2,930,000 mm³
Zx 1,320.00 in³ 21,600,000 mm³
Zy 279.00 in³ 4,570,000 mm³
rx 13.30 in 338.00 mm
ry 3.64 in 92.50 mm
J 134.00 in⁴ 55,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 324,000.00 in⁶ 87,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W30x357.

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Lighter in W30

W30x326

Weight
326.0 lb/ft (-8.7%)
Depth
32.40 in (-1.2%)
Ix
16,800.0 in⁴ (-10%)

Heavier in W30

W30x391

Weight
391.0 lb/ft (+9.5%)
Depth
33.20 in (+1.2%)
Ix
20,700.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in W30

W30x292

Weight
292.0 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
32.00 in (-2.4%)
Ix
14,900.0 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W33

W33x354

Weight
354.0 lb/ft (-0.8%)
Depth
35.60 in (+8.5%)
Ix
22,000.0 in⁴ (+18%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology