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W36x194 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W36x194 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 194.00 lb/ft 289.00 kg/m
Depth, d 36.50 in 927.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.10 in 307.00 mm
tw 0.765 in 19.400 mm
tf 1.260 in 32.000 mm
Area 57.00 in² 36,800.00 mm²
Ix 12,100.00 in⁴ 5,040,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 375.00 in⁴ 156,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 664.00 in³ 10,900,000 mm³
Sy 61.90 in³ 1,010,000 mm³
Zx 767.00 in³ 12,600,000 mm³
Zy 97.70 in³ 1,600,000 mm³
rx 14.60 in 371.00 mm
ry 2.56 in 65.00 mm
J 22.20 in⁴ 9,240,000 mm⁴
Cw 116,000.00 in⁶ 31,200,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W36x194.

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Lighter in W36

W36x182

Weight
182.0 lb/ft (-6.2%)
Depth
36.30 in (-0.5%)
Ix
11,300.0 in⁴ (-6.6%)

Heavier in W36

W36x210

Weight
210.0 lb/ft (+8.2%)
Depth
36.70 in (+0.5%)
Ix
13,200.0 in⁴ (+9.1%)

Closest Iₓ in W36

W36x170

Weight
170.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
36.20 in (-0.8%)
Ix
10,500.0 in⁴ (-13%)

Similar weight in W40

W40x199

Weight
199.0 lb/ft (+2.6%)
Depth
38.70 in (+6.0%)
Ix
14,900.0 in⁴ (+23%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology