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W40x655 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Wide flange · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

W40x655 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 655.00 lb/ft 976.00 kg/m
Depth, d 43.60 in 1,110.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.90 in 429.00 mm
tw 1.970 in 50.000 mm
tf 3.540 in 89.900 mm
Area 193.00 in² 125,000.00 mm²
Ix 56,500.00 in⁴ 23,500,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 2,870.00 in⁴ 1,190,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 2,590.00 in³ 42,500,000 mm³
Sy 340.00 in³ 5,570,000 mm³
Zx 3,080.00 in³ 50,500,000 mm³
Zy 542.00 in³ 8,880,000 mm³
rx 17.10 in 434.00 mm
ry 3.86 in 98.00 mm
J 589.00 in⁴ 245,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 1,150,000.00 in⁶ 309,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W40x655.

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Lighter in W40

W40x593

Weight
593.0 lb/ft (-9.5%)
Depth
43.00 in (-1.4%)
Ix
50,400.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Closest Iₓ in W40

W40x503

Weight
503.0 lb/ft (-23%)
Depth
42.10 in (-3.4%)
Ix
41,600.0 in⁴ (-26%)

Similar weight in W36

W36x652

Weight
652.0 lb/ft (-0.5%)
Depth
41.10 in (-5.7%)
Ix
50,600.0 in⁴ (-10%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology