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W36x170 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W36x170 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 170.00 lb/ft 253.00 kg/m
Depth, d 36.20 in 919.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.00 in 305.00 mm
tw 0.680 in 17.300 mm
tf 1.100 in 27.900 mm
Area 50.00 in² 32,300.00 mm²
Ix 10,500.00 in⁴ 4,370,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 320.00 in⁴ 133,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 581.00 in³ 9,520,000 mm³
Sy 53.20 in³ 872,000.00 mm³
Zx 668.00 in³ 10,900,000 mm³
Zy 83.80 in³ 1,370,000 mm³
rx 14.50 in 368.00 mm
ry 2.53 in 64.30 mm
J 15.10 in⁴ 6,290,000 mm⁴
Cw 98,500.00 in⁶ 26,500,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W36x170.

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Lighter in W36

W36x160

Weight
160.0 lb/ft (-5.9%)
Depth
36.00 in (-0.6%)
Ix
9,760.0 in⁴ (-7.0%)

Heavier in W36

W36x182

Weight
182.0 lb/ft (+7.1%)
Depth
36.30 in (+0.3%)
Ix
11,300.0 in⁴ (+7.6%)

Closest Iₓ in W36

W36x150

Weight
150.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
35.90 in (-0.8%)
Ix
9,040.0 in⁴ (-14%)

Similar weight in W33

W33x169

Weight
169.0 lb/ft (-0.6%)
Depth
33.80 in (-6.6%)
Ix
9,290.0 in⁴ (-12%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology