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W610×551 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W610×551 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 370.00 lb/ft 551.00 kg/m
Depth, d 27.99 in 711.00 mm
Flange width, bf 13.66 in 347.00 mm
tw 1.520 in 38.600 mm
tf 2.720 in 69.100 mm
Area 108.81 in² 70,200.00 mm²
Ix 13,381.98 in⁴ 5,570,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,162.81 in⁴ 484,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 958.07 in³ 15,700,000 mm³
Sy 170.26 in³ 2,790,000 mm³
Zx 1,135.04 in³ 18,600,000 mm³
Zy 267.28 in³ 4,380,000 mm³
rx 11.10 in 282.00 mm
ry 3.27 in 83.00 mm
J 201.33 in⁴ 83,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 185,822.48 in⁶ 49,900,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W610×551.

Lighter in W610

W610×498

Weight
498.0 kg/m (-9.5%)
Depth
699.0 mm (-1.7%)
Ix
4,950,000,000 mm⁴ (-11%)

Closest Iₓ in W610

W610×455

Weight
455.0 kg/m (-17%)
Depth
689.0 mm (-3.1%)
Ix
4,440,000,000 mm⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W690

W690×548

Weight
548.0 kg/m (-0.5%)
Depth
772.0 mm (+8.6%)
Ix
6,710,000,000 mm⁴ (+20%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Not produced in Canada. · Methodology