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Table 1-1.
Availability of Shapes, Plates, and Bars According to
ASTM Structural Steel Specifications
Fy Shapes Plates and Bars
Mini- Group per Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over Over
mum Fu ASTM A6 1⁄ ″ 3⁄ ″ 11⁄4″ 11⁄2″ 2″ 21⁄2″ 4″ 5″ 6″
2 4
ASTM Yield Tensile To to to to to to to to to to
a 1⁄ ″ 3 ⁄ ″ 11 ⁄ ″
Steel Desig- Stress Stress 2 4 4 11⁄2″ 2″ 21⁄2″ 4″ 5″ 6″ 8″ Over
b
Type nation (ksi) (ksi) 1 2 3 4 5 incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. incl. 8″
Carbon A36 32 58–80
36 58–80c
42 42 60–85
A529f Grade

50 50 70–100 d

High- 42 42 60
A572 Grade

Strength 50 50 65
Low-alloy
60 60 75
65 65 80
Corrosion A242 42 63
Resistant 46 67
High-
strength 50 70
Low-alloy A588 42 63
46 67
50 70
Quenched A852e 70 90–110
&
Tempered
Alloy
Quenched A514e 90 100–130
&
Tempered A514e 100 110–130
Low-Alloy
aMinimum unless a range is shown.
bIncludes bar-size shapes
cFor shapes over 426 lb / ft minimum of 58 ksi only applies.
dPlates to 1 in. thick, 12 in. width; bars to 11⁄ in.
2
ePlates only.
fTo improve the weldability of A529 steel, the specification of a maximum carbon equivalent
(per ASTM Supplementary Requirement S78) is recommended.

Available

Not Available

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tf Y k1 k
W SHAPES
Dimensions
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Web Flange Distance

Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness
Desig-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k k1
2
nation in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
W21×201 59.2 23.03 23 0.910 15⁄
16
1⁄
2 12.575 125⁄8 1.630 15⁄8 181⁄4 23⁄8 1
W40×182 53.6 22.72 223⁄4 0.830 13⁄
16
7⁄
16 12.500 121⁄2 1.480 11⁄2 181⁄4 21⁄4 1
W40×166 48.8 22.48 221⁄2 0.750 3⁄
4
3⁄
8 12.420 123⁄8 1.360 13⁄8 181⁄4 21⁄8 15⁄
16
W40×147 43.2 22.06 22 0.720 3⁄ 3⁄ 12.510 121⁄2 1.150 11⁄8 181⁄4 17⁄8 11⁄16
4 8
W40×132 38.8 21.83 217⁄8 0.650 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 12.440 121⁄2 1.035 11⁄16 181⁄4 113⁄16 1
W40×122 35.9 21.68 215⁄8 0.600 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 12.390 123⁄8 0.960 15⁄
16 181⁄4 111⁄16 1
W40×111 32.7 21.51 211⁄2 0.550 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 12.340 123⁄8 0.875 7⁄
8 181⁄4 15⁄8 15⁄
16
W40×101 29.8 21.36 213⁄8 0.500 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 12.290 121⁄4 0.800 13⁄
16 181⁄4 19⁄16 15⁄
16

W21×93 27.3 21.62 215⁄8 0.580 9⁄

16
5⁄
16 8.420 83⁄8 0.930 15⁄
16 181⁄4 111⁄16 1
W40×83 24.3 21.43 213⁄8 0.515 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 8.355 83⁄8 0.835 13⁄
16 181⁄4 19⁄16 15⁄
16
W40×73 21.5 21.24 211⁄4 0.455 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 8.295 81⁄4 0.740 3⁄
4 181⁄4 11⁄2 15⁄
16
W40×68 20.0 21.13 211⁄8 0.430 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 8.270 81⁄4 0.685 11⁄
16 181⁄4 17⁄16 7⁄
8
W40×62 18.3 20.99 21 0.400 3⁄ 3⁄ 8.240 81⁄4 0.615 5⁄ 181⁄4 13⁄8 7⁄
8 16 8 8

W21×57 16.7 21.06 21 0.405 3⁄ 3⁄ 6.555 61⁄2 0.650 5⁄ 181⁄4 13⁄8 7⁄

8 16 8 8
W40×50 14.7 20.83 207⁄8 0.380 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 6.530 61⁄2 0.535 9⁄
16 181⁄4 15⁄16 7⁄
8
W40×44 13.0 20.66 205⁄8 0.350 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 6.500 61⁄2 0.450 7⁄
16 181⁄4 13⁄16 7⁄
8

W18×311* 91.5 22.32 223⁄8 1.520 11⁄2 3⁄

4 12.005 12 2.740 23⁄4 151⁄2 37⁄16 13⁄16
W40×283* 83.2 21.85 217⁄8 1.400 13⁄8 11⁄
16 11.890 117⁄8 2.500 21⁄2 151⁄2 33⁄16 13⁄16
W40×258* 75.9 21.46 211⁄2 1.280 11⁄4 5⁄
8 11.770 113⁄4 2.300 25⁄16 151⁄2 3 11⁄8
W40×234* 68.8 21.06 21 1.160 13⁄16 5⁄
8 11.650 115⁄8 2.110 21⁄8 151⁄2 23⁄4 1
W40×211* 62.1 20.67 205⁄8 1.060 11⁄16 9⁄
16 11.555 111⁄2 1.910 115⁄16 151⁄2 2 ⁄16
9 1
W40×192 56.4 20.35 203⁄8 0.960 1 1⁄
2 11.455 111⁄2 1.750 13⁄4 151⁄2 27⁄16 15⁄
16
W40×175 51.3 20.04 20 0.890 7⁄ 7⁄ 11.375 113⁄8 1.590 19⁄16 151⁄2 21⁄4 7⁄
8 16 8
W40×158 46.3 19.72 193⁄4 0.810 13⁄
16
7⁄
16 11.300 111⁄4 1.440 17⁄16 151⁄2 21⁄8 7⁄
8
W40×143 42.1 19.49 191⁄2 0.730 3⁄
4
3⁄
8 11.220 111⁄4 1.320 15⁄16 151⁄2 2 13⁄
16
W40×130 38.2 19.25 191⁄4 0.670 11⁄
16
3⁄
8 11.160 111⁄8 1.200 13⁄16 151⁄2 17⁄8 13⁄
16

W18×119 35.1 18.97 19 0.655 5⁄ 5⁄ 11.265 111⁄4 1.060 11⁄16 151⁄2 13⁄4 15⁄
8 16 16
W40×106 31.1 18.73 183⁄4 0.590 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 11.200 111⁄4 0.940 15⁄
16 151⁄2 15⁄8 15⁄
16
W40×97 28.5 18.59 185⁄8 0.535 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 11.145 111⁄8 0.870 7⁄
8 151⁄2 19⁄16 7⁄
8
W40×86 25.3 18.39 183⁄8 0.480 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 11.090 111⁄8 0.770 3⁄
4 151⁄2 17⁄16 7⁄
8
W40×76 22.3 18.21 181⁄4 0.425 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 11.035 11 0.680 11⁄
16 151⁄2 13⁄8 13⁄
16

W18×71 20.8 18.47 181⁄2 0.495 1⁄

2
1⁄
4 7.635 75⁄8 0.810 13⁄
16 151⁄2 11⁄2 7⁄
8
W40×65 19.1 18.35 183⁄8 0.450 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 7.590 75⁄8 0.750 3⁄
4 151⁄2 17⁄16 7⁄
8
W40×60 17.6 18.24 181⁄4 0.415 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 7.555 71⁄2 0.695 11⁄
16 151⁄2 13⁄8 13⁄
16
W40×55 16.2 18.11 181⁄8 0.390 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 7.530 71⁄2 0.630 5⁄
8 151⁄2 15⁄16 13⁄
16
W40×50 14.7 17.99 18 0.355 3⁄ 3⁄ 7.495 71⁄2 0.570 9⁄ 151⁄2 11⁄4 13⁄
8 16 16 16

W18×46 13.5 18.06 18 0.360 3⁄ 3⁄ 6.060 6 0.605 5⁄ 151⁄2 11⁄4 13⁄

8 16 8 16
W40×40 11.8 17.90 177⁄8 0.315 5⁄
16
3⁄
16 6.015 6 0.525 1⁄
2 151⁄2 13⁄16 13⁄
16
W40×35 10.3 17.70 173⁄4 0.300 5⁄
16
3⁄
16 6.000 6 0.425 7⁄
16 151⁄2 11⁄8 3⁄
4

*Group 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2.

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W SHAPES tf Y k1 k

Properties
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Nom- Compact Plastic

inal Section Elastic Properties Modulus
Wt. Criteria Axis X-X Axis Y-Y
per
ft bf h Fy′′′ X1 X2 × 106 I S r I S r Zx Zy
lb 2tf tw ksi ksi 2
(1/ksi) in. 4
in. 3
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in.3
in.3
201 3.9 20.6 — 4290 453 5310 461 9.47 542 86.1 3.02 530 133
182 4.2 22.6 — 3910 649 4730 417 9.40 483 77.2 3.00 476 119
166 4.6 24.9 — 3590 904 4280 380 9.36 435 70.1 2.98 432 108
147 5.4 26.1 — 3140 1590 3630 329 9.17 376 60.1 2.95 373 92.6
132 6.0 28.9 — 2840 2350 3220 295 9.12 333 53.5 2.93 333 82.3
122 6.5 31.3 — 2630 3160 2960 273 9.09 305 49.2 2.92 307 75.6
111 7.1 34.1 55 2400 4510 2670 249 9.05 274 44.5 2.90 279 68.2
101 7.7 37.5 45 2200 6400 2420 227 9.02 248 40.3 2.89 253 61.7

93 4.5 32.3 61 2680 3460 2070 192 8.70 92.9 22.1 1.84 221 34.7
83 5.0 36.4 48 2400 5250 1830 171 8.67 81.4 19.5 1.83 196 30.5
73 5.6 41.2 38 2140 8380 1600 151 8.64 70.6 17.0 1.81 172 26.6
68 6.0 43.6 34 2000 10900 1480 140 8.60 64.7 15.7 1.80 160 24.4
62 6.7 46.9 29 1820 15900 1330 127 8.54 57.5 13.9 1.77 144 21.7

57 5.0 46.3 30 1960 13100 1170 111 8.36 30.6 9.35 1.35 129 14.8
50 6.1 49.4 26 1730 22600 984 94.5 8.18 24.9 7.64 1.30 110 12.2
44 7.2 53.6 22 1550 36600 843 81.6 8.06 20.7 6.36 1.26 95.4 10.2

311 2.2 10.6 — 8160 38 6960 624 8.72 795 132 2.95 753 207
283 2.4 11.5 — 7520 52 6160 564 8.61 704 118 2.91 676 185
258 2.6 12.5 — 6920 71 5510 514 8.53 628 107 2.88 611 166
234 2.8 13.8 — 6360 97 4900 466 8.44 558 95.8 2.85 549 149
211 3.0 15.1 — 5800 140 4330 419 8.35 493 85.3 2.82 490 132
192 3.3 16.7 — 5320 194 3870 380 8.28 440 76.8 2.79 442 119
175 3.6 18.0 — 4870 274 3450 344 8.20 391 68.8 2.76 398 106
158 3.9 19.8 — 4430 396 3060 310 8.12 347 61.4 2.74 356 94.8
143 4.2 21.9 — 4060 557 2750 282 8.09 311 55.5 2.72 322 85.4
130 4.6 23.9 — 3710 789 2460 256 8.03 278 49.9 2.70 291 76.7

119 5.3 24.5 — 3340 1210 2190 231 7.90 253 44.9 2.69 261 69.1
106 6.0 27.2 — 2990 1880 1910 204 7.84 220 39.4 2.66 230 60.5
97 6.4 30.0 — 2750 2580 1750 188 7.82 201 36.1 2.65 211 55.3
86 7.2 33.4 57 2460 4060 1530 166 7.77 175 31.6 2.63 186 48.4
76 8.1 37.8 45 2180 6520 1330 146 7.73 152 27.6 2.61 163 42.2

71 4.7 32.4 61 2680 3310 1170 127 7.50 60.3 15.8 1.70 145 24.7
65 5.1 35.7 50 2470 4540 1070 117 7.49 54.8 14.4 1.69 133 22.5
60 5.4 38.7 43 2290 6080 984 108 7.47 50.1 13.3 1.69 123 20.6
55 6.0 41.2 38 2110 8540 890 98.3 7.41 44.9 11.9 1.67 112 18.5
50 6.6 45.2 31 1920 12400 800 88.9 7.38 40.1 10.7 1.65 101 16.6

46 5.0 44.6 32 2060 10100 712 78.8 7.25 22.5 7.43 1.29 90.7 11.7
40 5.7 51.0 25 1810 17200 612 68.4 7.21 19.1 6.35 1.27 78.4 9.95
35 7.1 53.5 22 1590 30300 510 57.6 7.04 15.3 5.12 1.22 66.5 8.06

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tf Y k1 k
W SHAPES
Dimensions
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Web Flange Distance

Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness
Desig-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k k1
2
nation in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
W12×336* 98.8 16.82 167⁄8 1.775 13⁄4 7⁄
8 13.385 133⁄8 2.955 215⁄16 91⁄2 311⁄16 11⁄2
W16×305* 89.6 16.32 163⁄8 1.625 15⁄8 13⁄
16 13.235 131⁄4 2.705 211⁄16 91⁄2 37⁄16 17⁄16
W16×279* 81.9 15.85 157⁄8 1.530 11⁄2 3⁄
4 13.140 131⁄8 2.470 21⁄2 91⁄2 33⁄16 13⁄8
W16×252* 74.1 15.41 153⁄8 1.395 13⁄8 11⁄
16 13.005 13 2.250 21⁄4 91⁄2 215⁄16 15⁄16
W16×230* 67.7 15.05 15 1.285 15⁄16 11⁄
16 12.895 127⁄8 2.070 21⁄16 91⁄2 23⁄4 11⁄4
W16×210* 61.8 14.71 143⁄4 1.180 13⁄16 5⁄
8 12.790 123⁄4 1.900 17⁄8 91⁄2 25⁄8 11⁄4
W16×190 55.8 14.38 143⁄8 1.060 11⁄16 9⁄
16 12.670 125⁄8 1.735 13⁄4 91⁄2 27⁄16 13⁄16
W16×170 50.0 14.03 14 0.960 15⁄ 1⁄ 12.570 125⁄8 1.560 19⁄16 91⁄2 21⁄4 11⁄8
16 2
W16×152 44.7 13.71 133⁄4 0.870 7⁄
8
7⁄
16 12.480 121⁄2 1.400 13⁄8 91⁄2 21⁄8 11⁄16
W16×136 39.9 13.41 133⁄8 0.790 13⁄
16
7⁄
16 12.400 123⁄8 1.250 11⁄4 91⁄2 115⁄16 1
W16×120 35.3 13.12 131⁄8 0.710 11⁄
16
3⁄
8 12.320 123⁄8 1.105 11⁄8 91⁄2 113⁄16 1
W16×106 31.2 12.89 127⁄8 0.610 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 12.220 121⁄4 0.990 1 91⁄2 111⁄16 15⁄
16
W16×96 28.2 12.71 123⁄4 0.550 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 12.160 121⁄8 0.900 7⁄
8 91⁄2 15⁄8 7⁄
8
W16×87 25.6 12.53 121⁄2 0.515 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 12.125 121⁄8 0.810 13⁄16 91⁄2 11⁄2 7⁄
8
W16×79 23.2 12.38 123⁄8 0.470 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 12.080 121⁄8 0.735 3 ⁄4 91⁄2 17⁄16 7⁄
8
W16×72 21.1 12.25 121⁄4 0.430 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 12.040 12 0.670 11⁄16 91⁄2 13⁄8 7⁄
8
W16×65 19.1 12.12 121⁄8 0.390 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 12.000 12 0.605 5⁄
8 91⁄2 15⁄16 13⁄
16

W12×58 17.0 12.19 121⁄4 0.360 3⁄

8
3⁄
16 10.010 10 0.640 5⁄
8 91⁄2 13⁄8 13⁄
16
W16×53 15.6 12.06 12 0.345 3⁄ 3⁄ 9.995 10 0.575 9⁄ 91⁄2 11⁄4 13⁄
8 16 16 16

W12×50 14.7 12.19 121⁄4 0.370 3⁄

8
3⁄
16 8.080 81⁄8 0.640 5⁄
8 91⁄2 13⁄8 13⁄
16
W16×45 13.2 12.06 12 0.335 5⁄ 3⁄ 8.045 8 0.575 9⁄ 91⁄2 11⁄4 13⁄
16 16 16 16
W16×40 11.8 11.94 12 0.295 5⁄ 3⁄ 8.005 8 0.515 1⁄ 91⁄2 11⁄4 3⁄
16 16 2 4

W12×35 10.3 12.50 121⁄2 0.300 5⁄

16
3⁄
16 6.560 61⁄2 0.520 1⁄
2 101⁄2 1 9⁄
16
W16×30 8.79 12.34 123⁄8 0.260 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 6.520 61⁄2 0.440 7⁄
16 101⁄2 15⁄
16
1⁄
2
W16×26 7.65 12.22 121⁄4 0.230 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 6.490 61⁄2 0.380 3⁄
8 101⁄2 7⁄
8
1⁄
2

W12×22 6.48 12.31 121⁄4 0.260 1⁄

4
1⁄
8 4.030 4 0.425 7⁄
16 101⁄2 7⁄
8
1⁄
2
W16×19 5.57 12.16 121⁄8 0.235 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 4.005 4 0.350 3⁄
8 101⁄2 13⁄
16
1⁄
2
W16×16 4.71 11.99 12 0.220 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.990 4 0.265 1⁄ 101⁄2 3⁄ 1⁄
4 8 4 4 2
W16×14 4.16 11.91 117⁄8 0.200 3⁄
16
1⁄
8 3.970 4 0.225 1⁄
4 101⁄2 11⁄
16
1⁄
2

*Group 4 or Group 5 shape. See Notes in Table 1-2.

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W SHAPES tf Y k1 k

Properties
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Nom- Compact Plastic

inal Section Elastic Properties Modulus
Wt. Criteria Axis X-X Axis Y-Y
per
ft bf h Fy′′′ X1 X2 × 106 I S r I S r Zx Zy
lb 2tf tw ksi ksi (1/ksi) 2
in. 4
in. 3
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in.3
in.3
336 2.3 5.5 — 12800 6.05 4060 483 6.41 1190 177 3.47 603 274
305 2.4 6.0 — 11800 8.17 3550 435 6.29 1050 159 3.42 537 244
279 2.7 6.3 — 11000 10.8 3110 393 6.16 937 143 3.38 481 220
252 2.9 7.0 — 10100 14.7 2720 353 6.06 828 127 3.34 428 196
230 3.1 7.6 — 9390 19.7 2420 321 5.97 742 115 3.31 386 177
210 3.4 8.2 — 8670 26.6 2140 292 5.89 664 104 3.28 348 159
190 3.7 9.2 — 7940 37.0 1890 263 5.82 589 93.0 3.25 311 143
170 4.0 10.1 — 7190 54.0 1650 235 5.74 517 82.3 3.22 275 126
152 4.5 11.2 — 6510 79.3 1430 209 5.66 454 72.8 3.19 243 111
136 5.0 12.3 — 5850 119 1240 186 5.58 398 64.2 3.16 214 98.0
120 5.6 13.7 — 5240 184 1070 163 5.51 345 56.0 3.13 186 85.4
106 6.2 15.9 — 4660 285 933 145 5.47 301 49.3 3.11 164 75.1
96 6.8 17.7 — 4250 405 833 131 5.44 270 44.4 3.09 147 67.5
87 7.5 18.9 — 3880 586 740 118 5.38 241 39.7 3.07 132 60.4
79 8.2 20.7 — 3530 839 662 107 5.34 216 35.8 3.05 119 54.3
72 9.0 22.6 — 3230 1180 597 97.4 5.31 195 32.4 3.04 108 49.2
65 9.9 24.9 — 2940 1720 533 87.9 5.28 174 29.1 3.02 96.8 44.1

58 7.8 27.0 — 3070 1470 475 78.0 5.28 107 21.4 2.51 86.4 32.5
53 8.7 28.1 — 2820 2100 425 70.6 5.23 95.8 19.2 2.48 77.9 29.1

50 6.3 26.2 — 3170 1410 394 64.7 5.18 56.3 13.9 1.96 72.4 21.4
45 7.0 29.0 — 2870 2070 350 58.1 5.15 50.0 12.4 1.94 64.7 19.0
40 7.8 32.9 59 2580 3110 310 51.9 5.13 44.1 11.0 1.93 57.5 16.8

35 6.3 36.2 49 2420 4340 285 45.6 5.25 24.5 7.47 1.54 51.2 11.5
30 7.4 41.8 37 2090 7950 238 38.6 5.21 20.3 6.24 1.52 43.1 9.56
26 8.5 47.2 29 1820 13900 204 33.4 5.17 17.3 5.34 1.51 37.2 8.17

22 4.7 41.8 37 2160 8640 156 25.4 4.91 4.66 2.31 0.847 29.3 3.66
19 5.7 46.2 30 1880 15600 130 21.3 4.82 3.76 1.88 0.822 24.7 2.98
16 7.5 49.4 26 1610 32000 103 17.1 4.67 2.82 1.41 0.773 20.1 2.26
14 8.8 54.3 22 1450 49300 88.6 14.9 4.62 2.36 1.19 0.753 17.4 1.90

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tf Y k1 k
W SHAPES
Dimensions
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Web Flange Distance

Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness
Desig-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k k1
2
nation in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
W10×112 32.9 11.36 113⁄8 0.755 3⁄
4
3⁄
8 10.415 103⁄8 1.250 11⁄4 75⁄8 17⁄8 15⁄
16
W10×100 29.4 11.10 111⁄8 0.680 11⁄
16
3⁄
8 10.340 103⁄8 1.120 11⁄8 75⁄8 13⁄4 7⁄
8
W10×88 25.9 10.84 107⁄8 0.605 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 10.265 101⁄4 0.990 1 75⁄8 15⁄8 13⁄
16
W10×77 22.6 10.60 105⁄8 0.530 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 10.190 101⁄4 0.870 7⁄
8 75⁄8 11⁄2 13⁄
16
W10×68 20.0 10.40 103⁄8 0.470 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 10.130 101⁄8 0.770 3⁄
4 75⁄8 13⁄8 3⁄
4
W10×60 17.6 10.22 101⁄4 0.420 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 10.080 101⁄8 0.680 11⁄
16 75⁄8 15⁄16 3⁄
4
W10×54 15.8 10.09 101⁄8 0.370 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 10.030 10 0.615 5⁄
8 75⁄8 11⁄4 11⁄
16
W10×49 14.4 9.98 10 0.340 5⁄ 3⁄ 10.000 10 0.560 9⁄ 75⁄8 13⁄16 11⁄
16 16 16 16

W10×45 13.3 10.10 101⁄8 0.350 3⁄

8
3⁄
16 8.020 8 0.620 5⁄
8 75⁄8 11⁄4 11⁄
16
W10×39 11.5 9.92 97⁄8 0.315 5⁄
16
3⁄
16 7.985 8 0.530 1⁄
2 75⁄8 11⁄8 11⁄
16
W10×33 9.71 9.73 93⁄4 0.290 5⁄
16
3⁄
16 7.960 8 0.435 7⁄
16 75⁄8 11⁄16 11⁄
16

W10×30 8.84 10.47 101⁄2 0.300 5⁄

16
3⁄
16 5.810 53⁄4 0.510 1⁄
2 85⁄8 15⁄
16
1⁄
2
W10×26 7.61 10.33 103⁄8 0.260 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 5.770 53⁄4 0.440 7⁄
16 85⁄8 7⁄
8
1⁄
2
W10×22 6.49 10.17 101⁄8 0.240 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 5.750 53⁄4 0.360 3⁄
8 85⁄8 3⁄
4
1⁄
2

W10×19 5.62 10.24 101⁄4 0.250 1⁄

4
1⁄
8 4.020 4 0.395 3⁄
8 85⁄8 13⁄
16
1⁄
2
W10×17 4.99 10.11 101⁄8 0.240 1⁄
4
1⁄
8 4.010 4 0.330 5⁄
16 85⁄8 3⁄
4
1⁄
2
W10×15 4.41 9.99 10 0.230 1⁄ 1⁄ 4.000 4 0.270 1⁄ 85⁄8 11⁄ 7⁄
4 8 4 16 16
W10×12 3.54 9.87 97⁄8 0.190 3⁄
16
1⁄
8 3.960 4 0.210 3⁄
16 85⁄8 5⁄
8
7⁄
16

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STRUCTURAL SHAPES 1 - 41

W SHAPES tf Y k1 k

Properties
d X X T

tw

Y k
bf

Nom- Compact Plastic

inal Section Elastic Properties Modulus
Wt. Criteria Axis X-X Axis Y-Y
per
ft bf h Fy′′′ X1 X2 × 106 I S r I S r Zx Zy
lb 2tf tw ksi ksi (1/ksi) 2
in. 4
in. 3
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in.3
in.3
112 4.2 10.4 — 7080 56.7 716 126 4.66 236 45.3 2.68 147 69.2
100 4.6 11.6 — 6400 83.8 623 112 4.60 207 40.0 2.65 130 61.0
88 5.2 13.0 — 5680 132 534 98.5 4.54 179 34.8 2.63 113 53.1
77 5.9 14.8 — 5010 213 455 85.9 4.49 154 30.1 2.60 97.6 45.9
68 6.6 16.7 — 4460 334 394 75.7 4.44 134 26.4 2.59 85.3 40.1
60 7.4 18.7 — 3970 525 341 66.7 4.39 116 23.0 2.57 74.6 35.0
54 8.2 21.2 — 3580 778 303 60.0 4.37 103 20.6 2.56 66.6 31.3
49 8.9 23.1 — 3280 1090 272 54.6 4.35 93.4 18.7 2.54 60.4 28.3

45 6.5 22.5 — 3650 758 248 49.1 4.32 53.4 13.3 2.01 54.9 20.3
39 7.5 25.0 — 3190 1300 209 42.1 4.27 45.0 11.3 1.98 46.8 17.2
33 9.1 27.1 — 2710 2510 170 35.0 4.19 36.6 9.20 1.94 38.8 14.0

30 5.7 29.5 — 2890 2160 170 32.4 4.38 16.7 5.75 1.37 36.6 8.84
26 6.6 34.0 55 2500 3790 144 27.9 4.35 14.1 4.89 1.36 31.3 7.50
22 8.0 36.9 47 2150 7170 118 23.2 4.27 11.4 3.97 1.33 26.0 6.10

19 5.1 35.4 51 2420 5160 96.3 18.8 4.14 4.29 2.14 0.874 21.6 3.35
17 6.1 36.9 47 2210 7820 81.9 16.2 4.05 3.56 1.78 0.844 18.7 2.80
15 7.4 38.5 43 1930 14300 68.9 13.8 3.95 2.89 1.45 0.810 16.0 2.30
12 9.4 46.6 30 1550 35400 53.8 10.9 3.90 2.18 1.10 0.785 12.6 1.74

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k x Y xp tf
CHANNELS
AMERICAN STANDARD
T X X d Dimensions
tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Web Flange Distance Max.

Flge.
Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness Fas-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k Grip tener
Desig-
nation in.2 in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
C15×50 14.7 15.00 0.716 11⁄ 3⁄ 3.716 33⁄4 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
16 8 8 8
C15×40 11.8 15.00 0.520 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.520 31⁄2 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
2 4 8 8
C15×33.9 9.96 15.00 0.400 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.400 33⁄8 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
8 16 8 8

C12×30 8.82 12.00 0.510 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.170 31⁄8 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄

2 4 2 2 8
C15×25 7.35 12.00 0.387 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.047 3 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
8 16 2 2 8
C15×20.7 6.09 12.00 0.282 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.942 3 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
16 8 2 2 8

C10×30 8.82 10.00 0.673 11⁄ 5⁄ 3.033 3 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄

16 16 16 16 4
C15×25 7.35 10.00 0.526 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.886 27⁄8 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
2 4 16 16 4
C15×20 5.88 10.00 0.379 3⁄ 3⁄ 2.739 23⁄4 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
8 16 16 16 4
C15×15.3 4.49 10.00 0.240 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.600 25⁄8 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
4 8 16 16 4

C9×20 5.88 9.00 0.448 7⁄ 1⁄ 2.648 25⁄8 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄

16 4 16 16 16 4
C5×15 4.41 9.00 0.285 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.485 21⁄2 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄
16 8 16 16 16 4
C5×13.4 3.94 9.00 0.233 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.433 23⁄8 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄
4 8 16 16 16 4

C8×18.75 5.51 8.00 0.487 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.527 21⁄2 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄

2 4 8 16 8 4
C8×13.75 4.04 8.00 0.303 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.343 23⁄8 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄
16 8 8 16 8 4
C8×11.5 3.38 8.00 0.220 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.260 21⁄4 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄
4 8 8 16 8 4

C7×12.25 3.60 7.00 0.314 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.194 21⁄4 0.366 3⁄ 51⁄4 7⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄

16 16 8 8 8 8
C8×9.8 2.87 7.00 0.210 3⁄ 1⁄ 2.090 21⁄8 0.366 3⁄ 51⁄4 7⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄
16 8 8 8 8 8

C6×13 3.83 6.00 0.437 7⁄ 3⁄ 2.157 21⁄8 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 16 16 8
C8×10.5 3.09 6.00 0.314 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.034 2 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄
16 16 16 16 8 8
C8×8.2 2.40 6.00 0.200 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.920 17⁄8 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄
16 8 16 16 16 8

C5×9 2.64 5.00 0.325 5⁄ 3⁄ 1.885 17⁄8 0.320 5⁄ 31⁄2 3⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 4 16 8
C8×6.7 1.97 5.00 0.190 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.750 13⁄4 0.320 5⁄ 31⁄2 3⁄ — —
16 8 16 4

C4×7.25 2.13 4.00 0.321 5⁄ 3⁄ 1.721 13⁄4 0.296 5⁄ 25⁄8 11⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 16 16 8
C8×5.4 1.59 4.00 0.184 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.584 15⁄8 0.296 5⁄ 25⁄8 11⁄ — —
16 16 16 16

C3×6 1.76 3.00 0.356 3⁄ 3⁄ 1.596 15⁄8 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —

8 16 4 16
C8×5 1.47 3.00 0.258 1⁄ 1⁄ 1.498 11⁄2 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —
4 8 4 16
C8×4.1 1.21 3.00 0.170 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.410 13⁄8 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —
16 16 4 16

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CHANNELS k x Y xp tf

AMERICAN STANDARD
Properties T X X d

tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Nom- Shear Axis X-X Axis Y-Y

inal Center PNA
Wt. Loca- Loca-
per _ tion tion
ft x eo xp I Z S r I Z S r
4 3 3 4 3 3
lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
50 0.798 0.583 0.488 404 68.2 53.8 5.24 11.0 8.17 3.78 0.867
40 0.777 0.767 0.390 349 57.2 46.5 5.44 9.23 6.87 3.37 0.886
33.9 0.787 0.896 0.330 315 50.4 42.0 5.62 8.13 6.23 3.11 0.904

30 0.674 0.618 0.366 162 33.6 27.0 4.29 5.14 4.33 2.06 0.763
25 0.674 0.746 0.305 144 29.2 24.1 4.43 4.47 3.84 1.88 0.780
20.7 0.698 0.870 0.252 129 25.4 21.5 4.61 3.88 3.49 1.73 0.799

30 0.649 0.369 0.439 103 26.6 20.7 3.42 3.94 3.78 1.65 0.669
25 0.617 0.494 0.366 91.2 23.0 18.2 3.52 3.36 3.19 1.48 0.676
20 0.606 0.637 0.292 78.9 19.3 15.8 3.66 2.81 2.71 1.32 0.692
15.3 0.634 0.796 0.223 67.4 15.8 13.5 3.87 2.28 2.35 1.16 0.713

20 0.583 0.515 0.325 60.9 16.8 13.5 3.22 2.42 2.47 1.17 0.642
15 0.586 0.682 0.243 51.0 13.5 11.3 3.40 1.93 2.05 1.01 0.661
13.4 0.601 0.743 0.217 47.9 12.5 10.6 3.48 1.76 1.95 0.962 0.669

18.75 0.565 0.431 0.343 44.0 13.8 11.0 2.82 1.98 2.17 1.01 0.599
13.75 0.553 0.604 0.251 36.1 10.9 9.03 2.99 1.53 1.73 0.854 0.615
11.5 0.571 0.697 0.209 32.6 9.55 8.14 3.11 1.32 1.58 0.781 0.625

12.25 0.525 0.538 0.255 24.2 8.40 6.93 2.60 1.17 1.43 0.703 0.571
9.8 0.540 0.647 0.203 21.3 7.12 6.08 2.72 0.968 1.26 0.625 0.581

13 0.514 0.380 0.317 17.4 7.26 5.80 2.13 1.05 1.36 0.642 0.525
10.5 0.499 0.486 0.255 15.2 6.15 5.06 2.22 0.866 1.15 0.564 0.529
8.2 0.511 0.599 0.198 13.1 5.13 4.38 2.34 0.693 0.993 0.492 0.537

9 0.478 0.427 0.262 8.90 4.36 3.56 1.83 0.632 0.918 0.450 0.489
6.7 0.484 0.552 0.217 7.49 3.51 3.00 1.95 0.479 0.763 0.378 0.493

7.25 0.459 0.386 0.264 4.59 2.81 2.29 1.47 0.433 0.697 0.343 0.450
5.4 0.457 0.502 0.241 3.85 2.26 1.93 1.56 0.319 0.569 0.283 0.449

6 0.455 0.322 0.291 2.07 1.72 1.38 1.08 0.305 0.544 0.268 0.416
5 0.438 0.392 0.242 1.85 1.50 1.24 1.12 0.247 0.466 0.233 0.410
4.1 0.436 0.461 0.284 1.66 1.30 1.10 1.17 0.197 0.401 0.202 0.404

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k x Y xp tf
CHANNELS
MISCELLANEOUS
T X X d Dimensions
tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Web Flange Distance Max.

Flge.
Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness Fas-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k Grip tener
Desig-
nation in.2 in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
MC18×58 17.1 18.00 0.700 11⁄ 3⁄ 4.200 41⁄ 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
16 8 4 8 8
MC18×51.9 15.3 18.00 0.600 5⁄ 5⁄ 4.100 41⁄8 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
8 16 8 8
MC18×45.8 13.5 18.00 0.500 1⁄ 1⁄ 4.000 4 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
2 4 8 8
MC18×42.7 12.6 18.00 0.450 7⁄ 1⁄ 3.950 4 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
16 4 8 8

MC13×50 14.7 13.00 0.787 3⁄ 3⁄ 4.412 43⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1

16 8 8 8
MC18×40 11.8 13.00 0.560 9⁄ 1⁄ 4.185 41⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
16 4 8 16
MC18×35 10.3 13.00 0.447 7⁄ 1⁄ 4.072 41⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
16 4 8 16
MC18×31.8 9.35 13.00 0.375 3⁄ 3⁄ 4.000 4 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
8 16 8 16

MC12×50 14.7 12.00 0.835 13⁄ 7⁄ 4.135 41⁄ 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 16 8 16 16
MC18×45 13.2 12.00 0.712 11⁄ 3⁄ 4.012 4 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 8 16 16
MC18×40 11.8 12.00 0.590 9⁄ 5⁄ 3.890 37⁄8 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 16 16 16
MC18×35 10.3 12.00 0.467 7⁄ 1⁄ 3.767 33⁄4 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 4 16 16
MC18×31 9.12 12.00 0.370 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.670 35⁄8 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
8 16 16 16

MC12×10.6 3.10 12.00 0.190 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.500 11⁄2 0.309 5⁄ 105⁄8 11⁄ — —

16 8 16 16

MC10×41.1 12.1 10.00 0.796 13⁄ 3⁄ 4.321 43⁄ 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 8 8 16 16 8
MC18×33.6 9.87 10.00 0.575 9⁄ 5⁄ 4.100 41⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 16 16 16 8
MC18×28.5 8.37 10.00 0.425 7⁄ 3⁄ 3.950 4 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 16 16 16 8

MC10×25 7.35 10.00 0.380 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.405 33⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄

8 16 16 16 8
MC18×22 6.45 10.00 0.290 5⁄ 1⁄ 3.315 33⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 8 16 16 8

MC10×8.4 2.46 10.00 0.170 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.500 11⁄2 0.280 1⁄ 85⁄8 11⁄ — —

16 16 4 16

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CHANNELS k x Y xp tf

MISCELLANEOUS
Properties T X X d

tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Nom- Shear Axis X-X Axis Y-Y

inal Center PNA
Wt. Loca- Loca-
per _ tion tion
ft x eo xp I Z S r I Z S r
4 3 3 4 3 3
lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
58 0.862 0.695 0.472 676 94.6 75.1 6.29 17.8 9.94 5.32 1.02
51.9 0.858 0.797 0.422 627 86.5 69.7 6.41 16.4 9.13 5.07 1.04
45.8 0.866 0.909 0.372 578 78.4 64.3 6.56 15.1 8.42 4.82 1.06
42.7 0.877 0.969 0.347 554 74.4 61.6 6.64 14.4 8.10 4.69 1.07

50 0.974 0.815 0.564 314 60.5 48.4 4.62 16.5 10.1 4.79 1.06
40 0.963 1.03 0.450 273 50.9 42.0 4.82 13.7 8.57 4.26 1.08
35 0.980 1.16 0.394 252 46.2 38.8 4.95 12.3 7.95 3.99 1.10
31.8 1.00 1.24 0.358 239 43.1 36.8 5.06 11.4 7.60 3.81 1.11

50 1.05 0.741 0.610 269 56.1 44.9 4.28 17.4 10.2 5.65 1.09
45 1.04 0.844 0.549 252 51.7 42.0 4.36 15.8 9.35 5.33 1.09
40 1.04 0.952 0.488 234 47.3 39.0 4.46 14.3 8.59 5.00 1.10
35 1.05 1.07 0.426 216 42.8 36.1 4.59 12.7 7.91 4.67 1.11
31 1.08 1.18 0.416 203 39.3 33.8 4.71 11.3 7.44 4.39 1.12

10.6 0.269 0.284 0.129 55.4 11.6 9.23 4.22 0.382 0.639 0.310 0.351

41.1 1.09 0.864 0.601 158 38.9 31.5 3.61 15.8 8.71 4.88 1.14
33.6 1.08 1.06 0.490 139 33.4 27.8 3.75 13.2 7.51 4.38 1.16
28.5 1.12 1.21 0.415 127 29.6 25.3 3.89 11.4 6.83 4.02 1.17

25 0.953 1.03 0.364 110 25.8 22.0 3.87 7.35 5.21 3.00 1.00
22 0.990 1.13 0.468 103 23.6 20.5 3.99 6.50 4.86 2.80 1.00

8.4 0.284 0.332 0.122 32.0 7.86 6.40 3.61 0.328 0.552 0.270 0.365

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L8×8×11⁄8 13⁄4 56.9 16.7 98.0 17.5 2.42 2.41 31.6 1.05
L8×8×1 15⁄8 51.0 15.0 89.0 15.8 2.44 2.37 28.5 0.938
L8×8×17⁄8 11⁄2 45.0 13.2 79.6 14.0 2.45 2.33 25.3 0.827
L8×8×13⁄4 13⁄8 38.9 11.4 69.7 12.2 2.47 2.28 22.0 0.715
L8×8×15⁄8 11⁄4 32.7 9.61 59.4 10.3 2.49 2.23 18.6 0.601
L8×8×19⁄16 13⁄16 29.6 8.68 54.1 9.34 2.50 2.21 16.8 0.543
L8×8×11⁄2 11⁄8 26.4 7.75 48.6 8.36 2.50 2.19 15.1 0.484

L8×6×1 11⁄2 44.2 13.0 80.8 15.1 2.49 2.65 27.3 1.50
L8×8×17⁄8 13⁄8 39.1 11.5 72.3 13.4 2.51 2.61 24.2 1.44
L8×8×13⁄4 11⁄4 33.8 9.94 63.4 11.7 2.53 2.56 21.1 1.38
L8×8×15⁄8 11⁄8 28.5 8.36 54.1 9.87 2.54 2.52 17.9 1.31
L8×8×19⁄16 11⁄16 25.7 7.56 49.3 8.95 2.55 2.50 16.2 1.28
L8×8×11⁄2 1 23.0 6.75 44.3 8.02 2.56 2.47 14.5 1.25
L8×8×17⁄16 15⁄
16 20.2 5.93 39.2 7.07 2.57 2.45 12.8 1.22

L8×4×1 11⁄2 37.4 11.0 69.6 14.1 2.52 3.05 24.3 2.50
L8×8×17⁄8 13⁄8 33.1 9.73 62.5 12.5 2.53 3.00 21.6 2.44
L8×8×13⁄4 11⁄4 28.7 8.44 54.9 10.9 2.55 2.95 18.9 2.38
L8×4×15⁄8 11⁄8 24.2 7.11 46.9 9.21 2.57 2.91 16.0 2.31
L8×8×19⁄16 11⁄16 21.9 6.43 42.8 8.35 2.58 2.88 14.5 2.28
L8×8×11⁄2 1 19.6 5.75 38.5 7.49 2.59 2.86 13.0 2.25
L8×4×17⁄16 15⁄
16 17.2 5.06 34.1 6.60 2.60 2.83 11.5 2.22
L7×4×3⁄4 11⁄4 26.2 7.69 37.8 8.42 2.22 2.51 14.8 1.88
L7×4×5⁄8 11⁄8 22.1 6.48 32.4 7.14 2.24 2.46 12.6 1.81
L7×4×1⁄2 1 17.9 5.25 26.7 5.81 2.25 2.42 10.3 1.75
L7×4×7⁄16 15⁄
16 15.7 4.62 23.7 5.13 2.26 2.39 9.09 1.72
L7×4×3⁄8 7⁄
8 13.6 3.98 20.6 4.44 2.27 2.37 7.87 1.69

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L8×8×11⁄8 98.0 17.5 2.42 2.41 31.6 1.05 1.56 1.000
L8×8×1 89.0 15.8 2.44 2.37 28.5 0.938 1.56 1.000
L8×8×17⁄8 79.6 14.0 2.45 2.33 25.3 0.827 1.57 1.000
L8×8×13⁄4 69.7 12.2 2.47 2.28 22.0 0.715 1.58 1.000
L8×8×15⁄8 59.4 10.3 2.49 2.23 18.6 0.601 1.58 1.000
L8×8×19⁄16 54.1 9.34 2.50 2.21 16.8 0.543 1.59 1.000
L8×8×11⁄2 48.6 8.36 2.50 2.19 15.1 0.484 1.59 1.000

L8×6×1 38.8 8.92 1.73 1.65 16.2 0.813 1.28 0.543

L8×8×17⁄8 34.9 7.94 1.74 1.61 14.4 0.718 1.28 0.547
L8×8×13⁄4 30.7 6.92 1.76 1.56 12.5 0.621 1.29 0.551
L8×8×15⁄8 26.3 5.88 1.77 1.52 10.5 0.522 1.29 0.554
L8×8×19⁄16 24.0 5.34 1.78 1.50 9.52 0.472 1.30 0.556
L8×8×11⁄2 21.7 4.79 1.79 1.47 8.51 0.422 1.30 0.558
L8×8×17⁄16 19.3 4.23 1.80 1.45 7.50 0.371 1.31 0.560

L8×4×1 11.6 3.94 1.03 1.05 7.72 0.688 0.846 0.247

L8×4×17⁄8 10.5 3.51 1.04 0.999 6.77 0.608 0.848 0.253
L8×8×13⁄4 9.36 3.07 1.05 0.953 5.81 0.527 0.852 0.258
L8×4×15⁄8 8.10 2.62 1.07 0.905 4.86 0.444 0.857 0.262
L8×8×19⁄16 7.43 2.38 1.07 0.882 4.38 0.402 0.861 0.265
L8×8×11⁄2 6.74 2.15 1.08 0.859 3.90 0.359 0.865 0.267
L8×4×17⁄16 6.02 1.90 1.09 0.835 3.42 0.316 0.869 0.269

L7×4×3⁄4 9.05 3.03 1.09 1.01 5.65 0.549 0.860 0.324

L7×4×5⁄8 7.84 2.58 1.10 0.963 4.74 0.463 0.865 0.329
L7×4×1⁄2 6.53 2.12 1.11 0.917 3.83 0.375 0.872 0.335
L7×4×7⁄16 5.83 1.88 1.12 0.893 3.37 0.330 0.875 0.337
L7×4×3⁄8 5.10 1.63 1.13 0.870 2.90 0.285 0.880 0.340

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L6×6×1 11⁄2 37.4 11.0 35.5 8.57 1.80 1.86 15.5 0.917
L6×6×17⁄8 13⁄8 33.1 9.73 31.9 7.63 1.81 1.82 13.8 0.811
L6×6×13⁄4 11⁄4 28.7 8.44 28.2 6.66 1.83 1.78 12.0 0.703
L6×6×15⁄8 11⁄8 24.2 7.11 24.2 5.66 1.84 1.73 10.2 0.592
L6×6×19⁄16 11⁄16 21.9 6.43 22.1 5.14 1.85 1.71 9.26 0.536
L6×6×11⁄2 1 19.6 5.75 19.9 4.61 1.86 1.68 8.31 0.479
L6×6×17⁄16 15⁄
16 17.2 5.06 17.7 4.08 1.87 1.66 7.34 0.422
L6×6×13⁄8 7⁄
8 14.9 4.36 15.4 3.53 1.88 1.64 6.35 0.363
L6×6×15⁄16 13⁄
16 12.4 3.65 13.0 2.97 1.89 1.62 5.35 0.304

L6×4×7⁄8 13⁄8 27.2 7.98 27.7 7.15 1.86 2.12 12.7 1.44
L6×4×3⁄4 11⁄4 23.6 6.94 24.5 6.25 1.88 2.08 11.2 1.38
L6×4×5⁄8 11⁄8 20.0 5.86 21.1 5.31 1.90 2.03 9.51 1.31
L6×4×9⁄16 11⁄16 18.1 5.31 19.3 4.83 1.90 2.01 8.66 1.28
L6×4×1⁄2 1 16.2 4.75 17.4 4.33 1.91 1.99 7.78 1.25
L6×4×7⁄16 15⁄
16 14.3 4.18 15.5 3.83 1.92 1.96 6.88 1.22
L6×4×3⁄8 7⁄
8 12.3 3.61 13.5 3.32 1.93 1.94 5.97 1.19
L6×4×5⁄16 13⁄
16 10.3 3.03 11.4 2.79 1.94 1.92 5.03 1.16

L6×31⁄2×1⁄2 1 15.3 4.50 16.6 4.24 1.92 2.08 7.50 1.50

L6×31⁄2×3⁄8 7⁄
8 11.7 3.42 12.9 3.24 1.94 2.04 5.76 1.44
L6×31⁄2×5⁄16 13⁄
16 9.80 2.87 10.9 2.73 1.95 2.01 4.85 1.41

L5×5×7⁄8 13⁄8 27.2 7.98 17.8 5.17 1.49 1.57 9.33 0.798
L5×5×3⁄4 11⁄4 23.6 6.94 15.7 4.53 1.51 1.52 8.16 0.694
L5×5×5⁄8 11⁄8 20.0 5.86 13.6 3.86 1.52 1.48 6.95 0.586
L5×5×1⁄2 1 16.2 4.75 11.3 3.16 1.54 1.43 5.68 0.475
L5×5×7⁄16 15⁄
16 14.3 4.18 10.0 2.79 1.55 1.41 5.03 0.418
L5×5×3⁄8 7⁄
8 12.3 3.61 8.74 2.42 1.56 1.39 4.36 0.361
L5×5×5⁄16 13⁄
16 10.3 3.03 7.42 2.04 1.57 1.37 3.68 0.303

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L6×6×1 35.5 8.57 1.80 1.86 15.5 0.917 1.17 1.000
L6×6×17⁄8 31.9 7.63 1.81 1.82 13.8 0.811 1.17 1.000
L6×6×13⁄4 28.2 6.66 1.83 1.78 12.0 0.703 1.17 1.000
L6×6×15⁄8 24.2 5.66 1.84 1.73 10.2 0.592 1.18 1.000
L6×6×19⁄16 22.1 5.14 1.85 1.71 9.26 0.536 1.18 1.000
L6×6×11⁄2 19.9 4.61 1.86 1.68 8.31 0.479 1.18 1.000
L6×6×17⁄16 17.7 4.08 1.87 1.66 7.34 0.422 1.19 1.000
L6×6×13⁄8 15.4 3.53 1.88 1.64 6.35 0.363 1.19 1.000
L6×6×15⁄16 13.0 2.97 1.89 1.62 5.35 0.304 1.20 1.000

L6×4×7⁄8 9.75 3.39 1.11 1.12 6.31 0.665 0.857 0.421

L6×4×3⁄4 8.68 2.97 1.12 1.08 5.47 0.578 0.860 0.428
L6×4×5⁄8 7.52 2.54 1.13 1.03 4.62 0.488 0.864 0.435
L6×4×9⁄16 6.91 2.31 1.14 1.01 4.19 0.442 0.866 0.438
L6×4×1⁄2 6.27 2.08 1.15 0.987 3.75 0.396 0.870 0.440
L6×4×7⁄16 5.60 1.85 1.16 0.964 3.30 0.349 0.873 0.443
L6×4×3⁄8 4.90 1.60 1.17 0.941 2.85 0.301 0.877 0.446
L6×4×5⁄16 4.18 1.35 1.17 0.918 2.40 0.252 0.882 0.448

L6×31⁄2×1⁄2 4.25 1.59 0.972 0.833 2.91 0.375 0.759 0.344

L6×31⁄2×3⁄8 3.34 1.23 0.988 0.787 2.20 0.285 0.767 0.350
L6×31⁄2×5⁄16 2.85 1.04 0.996 0.763 1.85 0.239 0.772 0.352

L5×5×7⁄8 17.8 5.17 1.49 1.57 9.33 0.798 0.973 1.000

L5×5×3⁄4 15.7 4.53 1.51 1.52 8.16 0.694 0.975 1.000
L5×5×5⁄8 13.6 3.86 1.52 1.48 6.95 0.586 0.978 1.000
L5×5×1⁄2 11.3 3.16 1.54 1.43 5.68 0.475 0.983 1.000
L5×5×7⁄16 10.0 2.79 1.55 1.41 5.03 0.418 0.986 1.000
L5×5×3⁄8 8.74 2.42 1.56 1.39 4.36 0.361 0.990 1.000
L5×5×5⁄16 7.42 2.04 1.57 1.37 3.68 0.303 0.994 1.000

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bf
tf k
STRUCTURAL TEES
Y
Cut from W shapes
yp , y
X X Dimensions
d
tw

Stem Area Flange

Depth of of Dis-
Tee Thickness tw Stem Width Thickness tance
Area d tw 2 bf tf k
Designation in.2 in. in. in. in.2 in. in. in.
WT10.5×100.5 29.6 11.515 111⁄2 0.910 15⁄
16
1⁄
2 10.5 12.575 125⁄8 1.630 15⁄8 23⁄8
WT10.5×91 26.8 11.360 113⁄8 0.830 13⁄
16
7⁄
16 9.43 12.500 121⁄2 1.480 11⁄2 21⁄4
WT10.5×83 24.4 11.240 111⁄4 0.750 3⁄
4
3⁄
8 8.43 12.420 123⁄8 1.360 13⁄8 21⁄8
WT10.5×73.5 21.6 11.030 11 0.720 3⁄ 3⁄ 7.94 12.510 121⁄2 1.150 11⁄8 17⁄8
4 8
WT10.5×66 19.4 10.915 107⁄8 0.650 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 7.09 12.440 121⁄2 1.035 11⁄16 113⁄16
WT10.5×61 17.9 10.840 107⁄8 0.600 5⁄
8
5⁄
16 6.50 12.390 123⁄8 0.960 15⁄
16 111⁄16
WT10.5×55.5 16.3 10.755 103⁄4 0.550 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 5.92 12.340 123⁄8 0.875 7⁄
8 15⁄8
WT10.5×50.5 14.9 10.680 105⁄8 0.500 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 5.34 12.290 121⁄4 0.800 13⁄
16 19⁄16

WT10.5×46.5 13.7 10.810 103⁄4 0.580 9⁄

16
5⁄
16 6.27 8.420 83⁄8 0.930 15⁄
16 111⁄16
WT10.5×41.5 12.2 10.715 103⁄4 0.515 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 5.52 8.355 83⁄8 0.835 13⁄
16 19⁄16
WT10.5×36.5 10.7 10.620 105⁄8 0.455 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 4.83 8.295 81⁄4 0.740 3⁄
4 11⁄2
WT10.5×34 10.0 10.565 105⁄8 0.430 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 4.54 8.270 81⁄4 0.685 11⁄
16 17⁄16
WT10.5×31 9.13 10.495 101⁄2 0.400 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 4.20 8.240 81⁄4 0.615 5⁄
8 13⁄8

WT10.5×28.5 8.37 10.530 101⁄2 0.405 3⁄

8
3⁄
16 4.26 6.555 61⁄2 0.650 5⁄
8 13⁄8
WT10.5×25 7.36 10.415 103⁄8 0.380 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 3.96 6.530 61⁄2 0.535 9⁄
16 15⁄16
WT10.5×22 6.49 10.330 103⁄8 0.350 3⁄
8
3⁄
16 3.62 6.500 61⁄2 0.450 7⁄
16 13⁄16

WT9×155.5 45.8 11.160 113⁄16 1.520 11⁄2 3⁄

4 17.0 12.005 12 2.740 23⁄4 37⁄16
WT9×141.5 41.6 10.925 1015⁄16 1.400 13⁄8 11⁄
16 15.3 11.890 117⁄8 2.500 21⁄2 33⁄16
WT9×129 38.0 10.730 103⁄4 1.280 11⁄4 5⁄
8 13.7 11.770 113⁄4 2.300 25⁄16 3
WT9×117 34.4 10.530 101⁄2 1.160 13⁄16 5⁄
8 12.2 11.650 115⁄8 2.110 21⁄8 23⁄4
WT9×105.5 31.1 10.335 105⁄16 1.060 11⁄16 9⁄
16 11.0 11.555 111⁄2 1.910 115⁄16 2 ⁄16
9

WT9×96 28.2 10.175 103⁄16 0.960 1 1⁄

2 9.77 11.455 111⁄2 1.750 13⁄4 27⁄16
WT9×87.5 25.7 10.020 10 0.890 7⁄ 7⁄ 8.92 11.375 113⁄8 1.590 19⁄16 21⁄4
8 16
WT9×79 23.2 9.860 97⁄8 0.810 13⁄
16
7⁄
16 7.99 11.300 111⁄4 1.440 17⁄16 21⁄8
WT9×71.5 21.0 9.745 93⁄4 0.730 3⁄
4
3⁄
8 7.11 11.220 111⁄4 1.320 15⁄16 2
WT9×65 19.1 9.625 95⁄8 0.670 11⁄
16
3⁄
8 6.45 11.160 111⁄8 1.200 13⁄16 17⁄8

WT9×59.5 17.5 9.485 91⁄2 0.655 5⁄

8
5⁄
16 6.21 11.265 111⁄4 1.060 11⁄16 13⁄4
WT9×53 15.6 9.365 93⁄8 0.590 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 5.53 11.200 111⁄4 0.940 15⁄
16 15⁄8
WT9×48.5 14.3 9.295 91⁄4 0.535 9⁄
16
5⁄
16 4.97 11.145 111⁄8 0.870 7⁄
8 19⁄16
WT9×43 12.7 9.195 91⁄4 0.480 1⁄
2
1⁄
4 4.41 11.090 111⁄8 0.770 3⁄
4 17⁄16
WT9×38 11.2 9.105 91⁄8 0.425 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 3.87 11.035 11 0.680 11⁄
16 13⁄8

WT9×35.5 10.4 9.235 91⁄4 0.495 1⁄

2
1⁄
4 4.57 7.635 75⁄8 0.810 13⁄
16 11⁄2
WT9×32.5 9.55 9.175 91⁄8 0.450 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 4.13 7.590 75⁄8 0.750 3⁄
4 17⁄16
WT9×30 8.82 9.120 91⁄8 0.415 7⁄
16
1⁄
4 3.78 7.555 71⁄2 0.695 11⁄
16 13⁄8
WT9×27.5 8.10 9.055 9 0.390 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.53 7.530 71⁄2 0.630 5⁄ 15⁄16
8 16 8
WT9×25 7.33 8.995 9 0.355 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.19 7.495 71⁄2 0.570 9⁄ 11⁄4
8 16 16

WT9×23 6.77 9.030 9 0.360 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.25 6.060 6 0.605 5⁄ 11⁄4

8 16 8
WT9×20 5.88 8.950 9 0.315 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.82 6.015 6 0.525 1⁄ 13⁄16
16 16 2
WT9×17.5 5.15 8.850 87⁄8 0.300 5⁄
16
3⁄
16 2.66 6.000 6 0.425 7⁄
16 11⁄8

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STRUCTURAL TEES (WT, MT, ST) 1 - 75

bf
STRUCTURAL TEES tf k
Y
Cut from W shapes
yp , y
Properties X X
d
tw

Nom- Axis X-X Axis Y-Y Qs*

inal
Wt.
per
ft h I S r y Z yp I S r Z Fy, ksi
tw
lb in.4 in.3 in. in. in.3 in. in.4 in.3 in. in.3 36 50
100.5 10.3 285 31.9 3.10 2.57 58.6 1.18 271 43.1 3.02 66.6 — —
91 11.2 253 28.5 3.07 2.48 52.1 1.07 241 38.6 3.00 59.6 — —
83 12.4 226 25.5 3.04 2.39 46.3 0.984 217 35.0 2.98 53.9 — —
73.5 13.0 204 23.7 3.08 2.39 42.4 0.864 188 30.0 2.95 46.3 — —
66 14.4 181 21.1 3.06 2.33 37.6 0.780 166 26.7 2.93 41.1 — —
61 15.6 166 19.3 3.04 2.28 34.3 0.724 152 24.6 2.92 37.8 — 0.993
55.5 17.1 150 17.5 3.03 2.23 31.0 0.662 137 22.2 2.90 34.1 — 0.917
50.5 18.8 135 15.8 3.01 2.18 27.9 0.605 124 20.2 2.89 30.9 0.990 0.826

46.5 16.2 144 17.9 3.25 2.74 31.8 0.812 46.4 11.0 1.84 17.4 — 0.968
41.5 18.2 127 15.7 3.22 2.66 28.0 0.728 40.7 9.75 1.83 15.3 — 0.856
36.5 20.6 110 13.8 3.21 2.60 24.4 0.647 35.3 8.51 1.81 13.3 0.908 0.730
34 21.8 103 12.9 3.20 2.59 22.9 0.606 32.4 7.83 1.80 12.2 0.853 0.664
31 23.5 93.8 11.9 3.21 2.58 21.1 0.554 28.7 6.97 1.77 10.9 0.784 0.583

28.5 23.2 90.4 11.8 3.29 2.85 21.2 0.638 15.3 4.67 1.35 7.42 0.793 0.592
25 24.7 80.3 10.7 3.30 2.93 20.8 0.771 12.5 3.82 1.30 6.09 0.733 0.533
22 26.8 71.1 9.68 3.31 2.98 17.6 1.06 10.3 3.18 1.26 5.09 0.638 0.460

155.5 5.3 383 46.5 2.89 2.93 90.6 1.91 398 66.2 2.95 104 — —
141.5 5.7 337 41.5 2.85 2.80 80.1 1.75 352 59.2 2.91 92.5 — —
129 6.3 298 37.0 2.80 2.68 71.0 1.61 314 53.4 2.88 83.2 — —
117 6.9 260 32.6 2.75 2.55 62.4 1.48 279 47.9 2.85 74.5 — —
105.5 7.5 229 29.0 2.72 2.44 55.0 1.34 246 42.7 2.82 66.2 — —
96 8.3 202 25.8 2.68 2.34 48.5 1.23 220 38.4 2.79 59.4 — —
87.5 9.0 181 23.4 2.66 2.26 43.6 1.13 196 34.4 2.76 53.1 — —
79 9.9 160 20.8 2.63 2.18 38.5 1.02 174 30.7 2.74 47.4 — —
71.5 11.0 142 18.5 2.60 2.09 34.0 0.938 156 27.7 2.72 42.7 — —
65 11.9 127 16.7 2.58 2.02 30.5 0.856 139 24.9 2.70 38.3 — —

59.5 12.3 119 15.9 2.60 2.03 28.7 0.778 126 22.5 2.69 34.6 — —
53 13.6 104 14.1 2.59 1.97 25.2 0.695 110 19.7 2.66 30.2 — —
48.5 15.0 93.8 12.7 2.56 1.91 22.6 0.640 100 18.0 2.65 27.6 — —
43 16.7 82.4 11.2 2.55 1.86 19.9 0.570 87.6 15.8 2.63 24.2 — 0.937
38 18.9 71.8 9.83 2.54 1.80 17.3 0.505 76.2 13.8 2.61 21.1 0.990 0.826

35.5 16.2 78.2 11.2 2.74 2.26 20.0 0.683 30.1 7.89 1.70 12.3 — 0.963
32.5 17.8 70.7 10.1 2.72 2.20 18.0 0.629 27.4 7.22 1.69 11.2 — 0.877
30 19.3 64.7 9.29 2.71 2.16 16.5 0.583 25.0 6.63 1.69 10.3 0.964 0.796
27.5 20.6 59.5 8.63 2.71 2.16 15.3 0.538 22.5 5.97 1.67 9.27 0.913 0.735
25 22.6 53.5 7.79 2.70 2.12 13.8 0.489 20.0 5.35 1.65 8.29 0.823 0.625

23 22.3 52.1 7.77 2.77 2.33 13.9 0.558 11.3 3.72 1.29 5.85 0.831 0.635
20 25.5 44.8 6.73 2.76 2.29 12.0 0.489 9.55 3.17 1.27 4.97 0.690 0.496
17.5 26.8 40.1 6.21 2.79 2.39 12.0 0.450 7.67 2.56 1.22 4.03 0.638 0.460

*Where no value of Qs is shown, the Tee complies with LRFD Specification Section E2.

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