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W36x282 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W36x282 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 282.00 lb/ft 420.00 kg/m
Depth, d 37.10 in 942.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.60 in 422.00 mm
tw 0.885 in 22.500 mm
tf 1.570 in 39.900 mm
Area 82.90 in² 53,500.00 mm²
Ix 19,600.00 in⁴ 8,160,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,200.00 in⁴ 499,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,050.00 in³ 17,200,000 mm³
Sy 144.00 in³ 2,360,000 mm³
Zx 1,190.00 in³ 19,500,000 mm³
Zy 223.00 in³ 3,650,000 mm³
rx 15.40 in 391.00 mm
ry 3.80 in 96.50 mm
J 52.70 in⁴ 21,900,000 mm⁴
Cw 378,000.00 in⁶ 102,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W36x282.

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Lighter in W36

W36x262

Weight
262.0 lb/ft (-7.1%)
Depth
36.90 in (-0.5%)
Ix
17,900.0 in⁴ (-8.7%)

Heavier in W36

W36x286

Weight
286.0 lb/ft (+1.4%)
Depth
37.80 in (+1.9%)
Ix
18,900.0 in⁴ (-3.6%)

Closest Iₓ in W36

W36x302

Weight
302.0 lb/ft (+7.1%)
Depth
37.30 in (+0.5%)
Ix
21,100.0 in⁴ (+7.7%)

Similar weight in W40

W40x278

Weight
278.0 lb/ft (-1.4%)
Depth
40.20 in (+8.4%)
Ix
20,500.0 in⁴ (+4.6%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology