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L178×102×13 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Angles · v12.1

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Section diagram

L178×102×13 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 17.90 lb/ft 26.50 kg/m
Width 4.02 in 102.00 mm
Height 7.01 in 178.00 mm
t 0.500 in 12.700 mm
Area 5.25 in² 3,390.00 mm²
Ix 26.67 in⁴ 11,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 6.61 in⁴ 2,750,000 mm⁴
Sx 5.83 in³ 95,600.00 mm³
Sy 2.14 in³ 35,000.00 mm³
rx 2.26 in 57.30 mm
ry 1.12 in 28.50 mm
J 0.44 in⁴ 183,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 1.26 in⁶ 338,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus L178×102×13.

Lighter in L178

L178×102×11

Weight
23.4 kg/m (-12%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
9,880,000 mm⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in L178

L178×102×16

Weight
32.7 kg/m (+23%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
13,600,000 mm⁴ (+23%)

Closest Iₓ in L178

L178×102×9.5

Weight
20.2 kg/m (-24%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
8,600,000 mm⁴ (-23%)

Similar weight in L152

L152×102×14

Weight
26.8 kg/m (+1.1%)
Depth
152.0 mm (-15%)
Ix
7,980,000 mm⁴ (-28%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Methodology