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W840×176 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W840×176 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 118.00 lb/ft 176.00 kg/m
Depth, d 32.87 in 835.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.50 in 292.00 mm
tw 0.551 in 14.000 mm
tf 0.740 in 18.800 mm
Area 34.72 in² 22,400.00 mm²
Ix 5,910.17 in⁴ 2,460,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 187.88 in⁴ 78,200,000 mm⁴
Sx 360.04 in³ 5,900,000 mm³
Sy 32.71 in³ 536,000.00 mm³
Zx 415.57 in³ 6,810,000 mm³
Zy 51.50 in³ 844,000.00 mm³
rx 13.03 in 331.00 mm
ry 2.33 in 59.10 mm
J 5.33 in⁴ 2,220,000 mm⁴
Cw 48,410.67 in⁶ 13,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W840×176.

Heavier in W840

W840×193

Weight
193.0 kg/m (+10%)
Depth
840.0 mm (+0.6%)
Ix
2,780,000,000 mm⁴ (+13%)

Closest Iₓ in W840

W840×210

Weight
210.0 kg/m (+19%)
Depth
846.0 mm (+1.3%)
Ix
3,110,000,000 mm⁴ (+26%)

Similar weight in W760

W760×173

Weight
173.0 kg/m (-1.7%)
Depth
762.0 mm (-8.7%)
Ix
2,060,000,000 mm⁴ (-16%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Imported; readily available in Canada. · Methodology