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W840×576 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W840×576 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 387.00 lb/ft 576.00 kg/m
Depth, d 35.94 in 913.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.18 in 411.00 mm
tw 1.260 in 32.000 mm
tf 2.280 in 57.900 mm
Area 113.77 in² 73,400.00 mm²
Ix 24,265.35 in⁴ 10,100,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,614.49 in⁴ 672,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,354.73 in³ 22,200,000 mm³
Sy 199.55 in³ 3,270,000 mm³
Zx 1,562.21 in³ 25,600,000 mm³
Zy 311.22 in³ 5,100,000 mm³
rx 14.61 in 371.00 mm
ry 3.77 in 95.70 mm
J 148.23 in⁴ 61,700,000 mm⁴
Cw 458,039.37 in⁶ 123,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W840×576.

Lighter in W840

W840×527

Weight
527.0 kg/m (-8.5%)
Depth
903.0 mm (-1.1%)
Ix
9,150,000,000 mm⁴ (-9.4%)

Closest Iₓ in W840

W840×473

Weight
473.0 kg/m (-18%)
Depth
893.0 mm (-2.2%)
Ix
8,130,000,000 mm⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in W920

W920×576

Weight
576.0 kg/m (0.0%)
Depth
993.0 mm (+8.8%)
Ix
11,000,000,000 mm⁴ (+8.9%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Not produced in Canada. · Methodology