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W40x264 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W40x264 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 264.00 lb/ft 393.00 kg/m
Depth, d 40.00 in 1,020.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.90 in 302.00 mm
tw 0.960 in 24.400 mm
tf 1.730 in 43.900 mm
Area 77.40 in² 49,900.00 mm²
Ix 19,400.00 in⁴ 8,070,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 493.00 in⁴ 205,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 971.00 in³ 15,900,000 mm³
Sy 82.60 in³ 1,350,000 mm³
Zx 1,130.00 in³ 18,500,000 mm³
Zy 132.00 in³ 2,160,000 mm³
rx 15.80 in 401.00 mm
ry 2.52 in 64.00 mm
J 56.10 in⁴ 23,400,000 mm⁴
Cw 181,000.00 in⁶ 48,600,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W40x264.

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Lighter in W40

W40x249

Weight
249.0 lb/ft (-5.7%)
Depth
39.40 in (-1.5%)
Ix
19,600.0 in⁴ (+1.0%)

Heavier in W40

W40x277

Weight
277.0 lb/ft (+4.9%)
Depth
39.70 in (-0.7%)
Ix
21,900.0 in⁴ (+13%)

Closest Iₓ in W40

W40x278

Weight
278.0 lb/ft (+5.3%)
Depth
40.20 in (+0.5%)
Ix
20,500.0 in⁴ (+5.7%)

Similar weight in W44

W44x262

Weight
262.0 lb/ft (-0.8%)
Depth
43.30 in (+8.2%)
Ix
24,100.0 in⁴ (+24%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology