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W36x487 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W36x487 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 487.00 lb/ft 725.00 kg/m
Depth, d 39.30 in 998.00 mm
Flange width, bf 17.10 in 434.00 mm
tw 1.500 in 38.100 mm
tf 2.680 in 68.100 mm
Area 143.00 in² 92,300.00 mm²
Ix 36,000.00 in⁴ 15,000,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 2,250.00 in⁴ 937,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,830.00 in³ 30,000,000 mm³
Sy 263.00 in³ 4,310,000 mm³
Zx 2,130.00 in³ 34,900,000 mm³
Zy 412.00 in³ 6,750,000 mm³
rx 15.80 in 401.00 mm
ry 3.96 in 101.00 mm
J 258.00 in⁴ 107,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 754,000.00 in⁶ 202,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W36x487.

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Lighter in W36

W36x441

Weight
441.0 lb/ft (-9.4%)
Depth
38.90 in (-1.0%)
Ix
32,100.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in W36

W36x529

Weight
529.0 lb/ft (+8.6%)
Depth
39.80 in (+1.3%)
Ix
39,600.0 in⁴ (+10%)

Closest Iₓ in W36

W36x395

Weight
395.0 lb/ft (-19%)
Depth
38.40 in (-2.3%)
Ix
28,500.0 in⁴ (-21%)

Similar weight in W40

W40x503

Weight
503.0 lb/ft (+3.3%)
Depth
42.10 in (+7.1%)
Ix
41,600.0 in⁴ (+16%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology