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W920×420 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Wide flange · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

W920×420 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 282.00 lb/ft 420.00 kg/m
Depth, d 37.13 in 943.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.61 in 422.00 mm
tw 0.886 in 22.500 mm
tf 1.571 in 39.900 mm
Area 82.77 in² 53,400.00 mm²
Ix 19,532.40 in⁴ 8,130,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,203.66 in⁴ 501,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 1,055.71 in³ 17,300,000 mm³
Sy 144.63 in³ 2,370,000 mm³
Zx 1,189.96 in³ 19,500,000 mm³
Zy 223.96 in³ 3,670,000 mm³
rx 15.35 in 390.00 mm
ry 3.81 in 96.80 mm
J 51.65 in⁴ 21,500,000 mm⁴
Cw 379,837.53 in⁶ 102,000,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus W920×420.

Lighter in W920

W920×390

Weight
390.0 kg/m (-7.1%)
Depth
936.0 mm (-0.7%)
Ix
7,420,000,000 mm⁴ (-8.7%)

Heavier in W920

W920×425

Weight
425.0 kg/m (+1.4%)
Depth
961.0 mm (+1.9%)
Ix
7,880,000,000 mm⁴ (-3.1%)

Closest Iₓ in W920

W920×449

Weight
449.0 kg/m (+7.1%)
Depth
948.0 mm (+0.5%)
Ix
8,750,000,000 mm⁴ (+7.6%)

Similar weight in W1000

W1000×415

Weight
415.0 kg/m (-1.4%)
Depth
1,020.0 mm (+8.2%)
Ix
8,530,000,000 mm⁴ (+4.9%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Not produced in Canada. · Methodology