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W36x150 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W36x150 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 150.00 lb/ft 223.00 kg/m
Depth, d 35.90 in 912.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.00 in 305.00 mm
tw 0.625 in 15.900 mm
tf 0.940 in 23.900 mm
Area 44.30 in² 28,600.00 mm²
Ix 9,040.00 in⁴ 3,760,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 270.00 in⁴ 112,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 504.00 in³ 8,260,000 mm³
Sy 45.10 in³ 739,000.00 mm³
Zx 581.00 in³ 9,520,000 mm³
Zy 70.90 in³ 1,160,000 mm³
rx 14.30 in 363.00 mm
ry 2.47 in 62.70 mm
J 10.10 in⁴ 4,200,000 mm⁴
Cw 82,200.00 in⁶ 22,100,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W36x150.

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Lighter in W36

W36x135

Weight
135.0 lb/ft (-10%)
Depth
35.60 in (-0.8%)
Ix
7,800.0 in⁴ (-14%)

Heavier in W36

W36x160

Weight
160.0 lb/ft (+6.7%)
Depth
36.00 in (+0.3%)
Ix
9,760.0 in⁴ (+8.0%)

Closest Iₓ in W36

W36x170

Weight
170.0 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
36.20 in (+0.8%)
Ix
10,500.0 in⁴ (+16%)

Similar weight in W40

W40x149

Weight
149.0 lb/ft (-0.7%)
Depth
38.20 in (+6.4%)
Ix
9,800.0 in⁴ (+8.4%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology