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L178×102×16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Angles · v12.1

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Section diagram

L178×102×16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 22.10 lb/ft 32.70 kg/m
Width 4.02 in 102.00 mm
Height 7.01 in 178.00 mm
t 0.626 in 15.900 mm
Area 6.51 in² 4,200.00 mm²
Ix 32.67 in⁴ 13,600,000 mm⁴
Iy 7.95 in⁴ 3,310,000 mm⁴
Sx 7.20 in³ 118,000.00 mm³
Sy 2.61 in³ 42,700.00 mm³
rx 2.24 in 56.80 mm
ry 1.11 in 28.10 mm
J 0.85 in⁴ 354,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 2.39 in⁶ 642,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus L178×102×16.

Lighter in L178

L178×102×13

Weight
26.5 kg/m (-19%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
11,100,000 mm⁴ (-18%)

Heavier in L178

L178×102×19

Weight
38.8 kg/m (+19%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
15,800,000 mm⁴ (+16%)

Closest Iₓ in L178

L178×102×11

Weight
23.4 kg/m (-29%)
Depth
178.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
9,880,000 mm⁴ (-27%)

Similar weight in L203

L203×102×14

Weight
32.4 kg/m (-0.9%)
Depth
203.0 mm (+14%)
Ix
17,800,000 mm⁴ (+31%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Methodology