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W1000×486 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W1000×486 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 327.00 lb/ft 486.00 kg/m
Depth, d 40.79 in 1,036.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.13 in 308.00 mm
tw 1.181 in 30.000 mm
tf 2.130 in 54.100 mm
Area 95.95 in² 61,900.00 mm²
Ix 24,505.60 in⁴ 10,200,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 639.07 in⁴ 266,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,202.17 in³ 19,700,000 mm³
Sy 105.57 in³ 1,730,000 mm³
Zx 1,415.75 in³ 23,200,000 mm³
Zy 170.26 in³ 2,790,000 mm³
rx 15.98 in 406.00 mm
ry 2.58 in 65.50 mm
J 103.07 in⁴ 42,900,000 mm⁴
Cw 238,701.82 in⁶ 64,100,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W1000×486.

Lighter in W1000

W1000×483

Weight
483.0 kg/m (-0.9%)
Depth
1,020.0 mm (-1.5%)
Ix
10,700,000,000 mm⁴ (+4.9%)

Heavier in W1000

W1000×494

Weight
494.0 kg/m (+1.2%)
Depth
1,036.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
10,300,000,000 mm⁴ (+1.0%)

Closest Iₓ in W1000

W1000×443

Weight
443.0 kg/m (-9.2%)
Depth
1,012.0 mm (-2.3%)
Ix
9,670,000,000 mm⁴ (-5.2%)

Similar weight in W920

W920×491

Weight
491.0 kg/m (+0.9%)
Depth
957.0 mm (-7.6%)
Ix
9,660,000,000 mm⁴ (-5.3%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Not produced in Canada. · Methodology