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W840×527 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W840×527 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 354.00 lb/ft 527.00 kg/m
Depth, d 35.55 in 903.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.10 in 409.00 mm
tw 1.161 in 29.500 mm
tf 2.091 in 53.100 mm
Area 104.32 in² 67,300.00 mm²
Ix 21,982.96 in⁴ 9,150,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,458.32 in⁴ 607,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,238.78 in³ 20,300,000 mm³
Sy 181.24 in³ 2,970,000 mm³
Zx 1,421.85 in³ 23,300,000 mm³
Zy 281.93 in³ 4,620,000 mm³
rx 14.53 in 369.00 mm
ry 3.74 in 95.00 mm
J 114.84 in⁴ 47,800,000 mm⁴
Cw 409,628.71 in⁶ 110,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W840×527.

Lighter in W840

W840×473

Weight
473.0 kg/m (-10%)
Depth
893.0 mm (-1.1%)
Ix
8,130,000,000 mm⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in W840

W840×576

Weight
576.0 kg/m (+9.3%)
Depth
913.0 mm (+1.1%)
Ix
10,100,000,000 mm⁴ (+10%)

Closest Iₓ in W840

W840×433

Weight
433.0 kg/m (-18%)
Depth
885.0 mm (-2.0%)
Ix
7,360,000,000 mm⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W760

W760×531

Weight
531.0 kg/m (+0.8%)
Depth
833.0 mm (-7.8%)
Ix
7,770,000,000 mm⁴ (-15%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Not produced in Canada. · Methodology