W-Shapes

Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0. Exact official matches: 255 of 255 records; unmatched records and fields remain unverified.

ASTM A6 · 255 sections

Free Reference Data

W-shapes (wide flange beams) are ASTM A6 standard sections — the primary beam and column profile used in North American structural steel design. Covering W4 to W36, they are used in building frames, industrial structures, and bridge girders.

Axes: x-x / y-y. Values from the shared section record; — means unavailable.

Reference values — verify against the current edition of the applicable standard or manufacturer's table before design use.

Section	A (cm²)	G (kg/m)	Major I (cm⁴)	Minor I (cm⁴)	Major elastic modulus (cm³)	Minor elastic modulus (cm³)
W 6×8.5	16.3	13	620	82.8	83.6	16.6
W 6×9	17.3	13.5	683	91.6	91.1	18.2
W 8×10	19.1	15	1280	87	128	17.4
W 10×12	22.8	17.9	2240	90.7	179	18
W 6×12	22.9	18	920	124	120	24.6
W 8×13	24.8	19.3	1650	114	162	22.5
W 4×13	24.7	19.3	470	161	89.5	31.1
W 12×14	26.8	21	3690	98.2	244	19.5
W 10×15	28.5	22.3	2870	120	226	23.8
W 8×15	28.6	22.5	2000	142	193	27.9
W 6×15	28.6	22.5	1210	388	159	51
W 12×16	30.4	23.8	4290	117	280	23.1
W 6×16	30.6	24	1340	184	167	36.1
W 5×16	30.4	23.8	891	313	140	49.2
W 10×17	32.2	25.3	3410	148	265	29.2
W 8×18	33.9	26.6	2580	332	249	49.8
W 12×19	35.9	28.3	5410	157	349	30.8
W 10×19	36.3	28.4	4010	179	308	35.1
W 5×19	35.9	28.1	1090	380	167	59.5
W 6×20	37.9	29.8	1720	554	220	72.3
W 8×21	39.7	31.3	3130	407	298	60.8
W 14×22	41.9	32.9	8280	291	475	45.9
W 12×22	41.8	32.7	6490	194	416	37.9
W 10×22	41.9	32.7	4910	475	380	65.1
W 8×24	45.7	35.9	3440	762	342	92.3
W 6×25	47.4	37.1	2220	712	274	91.9
W 16×26	49.5	38.8	12500	399	629	57.2
W 14×26	49.6	39	10200	371	578	58.2
W 12×26	49.4	38.7	8490	720	547	87.5
W 10×26	49.1	38.5	5990	587	457	80.1
W 8×28	53.2	41.7	4080	903	398	109
W 14×30	57.1	44	12100	816	688	95.4
W 12×30	56.7	44.5	9910	845	633	102
W 10×30	57	44.8	7080	695	531	94.2
W 16×31	58.9	46.1	15600	516	773	73.6
W 8×31	58.9	46.1	4580	1540	451	152
W 10×33	62.6	49.1	7120	1520	574	151
W 14×34	64.5	51	14200	970	796	113
W 18×35	66.5	52	21200	637	944	83.9
W 12×35	66.5	52	11900	1020	747	122
W 8×35	66.5	52	5290	1770	511	174
W 16×36	68.4	53	18600	1020	926	115
W 14×38	72.3	57.8	16000	1110	895	129
W 10×39	74.2	58	8700	1870	690	185
W 18×40	76.1	60	25500	795	1120	104
W 16×40	76.1	60	21600	1200	1060	135
W 12×40	75.5	60	12800	1840	844	180
W 8×40	75.5	59	6080	2040	582	200
W 14×43	81.3	64	17800	1880	1030	185
W 21×44	83.9	66	35100	862	1340	104
W 16×45	85.8	67	24400	1370	1190	153
W 12×45	84.5	67	14500	2080	946	203
W 10×45	85.8	67	10300	2220	805	218
W 18×46	87.1	68	29600	937	1290	122
W 21×48	91	72	39900	1610	1520	156
W 14×48	91	72	20100	2140	1150	210
W 8×48	91	71	7660	2530	708	246
W 10×49	92.9	73	11300	3890	895	306
W 21×50	94.8	74	41000	1040	1550	125
W 18×50	94.8	74	33300	1670	1460	175
W 16×50	94.8	75	27400	1550	1330	172
W 12×50	94.2	74	16300	2340	1050	228
W 14×53	101	79	22500	2400	1270	234
W 12×53	101	79	17700	3990	1160	315
W 10×54	102	80	12600	4290	983	338
W 24×55	105	82	56200	1210	1870	136
W 21×55	105	82	47500	2010	1800	193
W 18×55	105	82	37000	1870	1610	195
W 21×57	108	85	48700	1270	1820	153
W 16×57	108	85	31600	1790	1510	198
W 12×58	110	86	19800	4450	1280	351
W 8×58	110	86	9490	3130	852	300
W 18×60	114	89	41000	2090	1770	218
W 10×60	114	89	14200	4830	1090	377
W 14×61	115	91	26600	4450	1510	352
W 24×62	117	92	64500	1440	2150	161
W 21×62	118	92	55400	2390	2080	229
W 18×65	123	97	44500	2280	1920	236
W 12×65	123	97	22200	7240	1440	477
W 16×67	126	100	39700	4950	1920	380
W 8×67	127	100	11300	3690	990	351
W 24×68	130	101	76200	2930	2520	257
W 21×68	129	101	61600	2690	2290	257
W 14×68	129	101	30100	5040	1690	397
W 10×68	128	101	16400	5580	1240	433
W 18×71	135	106	48700	2510	2080	259
W 12×72	136	107	24800	8120	1600	531
W 21×73	139	109	66600	2940	2470	279
W 14×74	141	110	33100	5580	1840	436
W 24×76	145	113	87400	3430	2880	302
W 18×76	144	113	55400	6330	2390	452
W 16×77	146	114	46200	5740	2200	441
W 10×77	146	115	18900	6410	1410	493
W 12×79	150	117	27600	8990	1750	587
W 14×82	155	122	36700	6160	2020	480
W 21×83	157	123	76200	3390	2800	320
W 27×84	159	125	119000	4410	3490	347
W 24×84	159	125	98600	3930	3210	342
W 18×86	163	128	63700	7280	2720	518
W 12×87	165	129	30800	10000	1930	651
W 10×88	168	131	22200	7450	1610	570
W 16×89	169	132	54100	6780	2540	515
W 30×90	170	134	150000	4790	4010	362
W 14×90	171	134	41600	15100	2340	818
W 21×93	176	138	86200	3870	3150	362
W 27×94	178	140	136000	5160	3980	406
W 24×94	179	140	112000	4540	3640	393
W 12×96	182	143	34700	11200	2150	728
W 18×97	184	144	72800	8370	3080	592
W 30×99	187	147	166000	5330	4410	401
W 14×99	188	147	46200	16700	2570	905
W 16×100	190	149	62000	7740	2870	585
W 10×100	189	149	25900	8620	1840	655
W 21×101	192	150	101000	10300	3720	660
W 27×102	194	152	151000	5790	4380	456
W 24×103	195	153	125000	4950	4010	434
W 24×104	198	155	129000	10800	4230	667
W 18×106	201	158	79500	9160	3340	646
W 12×106	201	158	38800	12500	2380	808
W 30×108	205	161	186000	6080	4900	457
W 14×109	206	162	51600	18600	2830	1000
W 21×111	210	165	111000	11400	4080	729
W 10×112	212	167	29800	9820	2060	742
W 27×114	217	170	170000	6620	4900	516
W 30×116	221	173	205000	6830	5390	513
W 24×117	222	174	147000	12400	4770	762
W 33×118	224	176	246000	7780	5880	534
W 18×119	226	177	91200	10500	3790	736
W 14×120	228	179	57400	20600	3110	1110
W 12×120	227	179	44500	14400	2670	918
W 21×122	232	182	123000	12700	4470	806
W 30×124	235	185	223000	7530	5820	564
W 27×129	244	192	198000	7660	5650	603
W 33×130	247	193	279000	9070	6650	621
W 18×130	247	193	102000	11600	4200	818
W 24×131	249	195	167000	14200	5390	869
W 30×132	250	196	240000	8160	6230	610
W 21×132	250	196	134000	13900	4830	877
W 14×132	250	196	63700	22800	3420	1220
W 36×135	257	201	325000	9370	7190	618
W 12×136	257	202	51600	16600	3050	1050
W 33×141	268	210	310000	10200	7340	700
W 18×143	271	213	114000	12900	4620	909
W 14×145	275	216	71200	28200	3800	1430
W 27×146	279	217	236000	18400	6780	1040
W 24×146	277	217	191000	16300	6080	991
W 21×147	279	219	151000	15700	5390	985
W 30×148	281	220	278000	9450	7140	710
W 36×150	286	223	376000	11200	8260	739
W 33×152	290	226	340000	11400	7980	773
W 12×152	288	226	59500	18900	3420	1190
W 18×158	299	235	127000	14400	5080	1010
W 14×159	301	237	79100	31100	4160	1580
W 36×160	303	238	406000	12300	8880	805
W 27×161	307	240	263000	20700	7510	1160
W 24×162	308	241	215000	18400	6780	1120
W 21×166	315	248	178000	18100	6230	1150
W 33×169	319	251	387000	12900	9000	883
W 36×170	323	253	437000	13300	9520	872
W 12×170	323	253	68700	21500	3850	1350
W 30×173	328	257	343000	24900	8870	1310
W 18×175	332	260	144000	16300	5640	1130
W 24×176	334	262	236000	19900	7370	1220
W 14×176	334	262	89100	34900	4600	1750
W 27×178	339	265	292000	23100	8280	1290
W 36×182	346	271	470000	14400	10200	944
W 21×182	346	272	197000	20100	6830	1270
W 12×190	361	283	78700	24500	4310	1520
W 30×191	362	284	383000	28000	9830	1470
W 24×192	365	285	261000	22100	8050	1340
W 18×192	363	286	161000	18300	6230	1260
W 14×193	366	287	99900	38800	5080	1950
W 36×194	368	289	504000	15600	10900	1010
W 27×194	368	289	327000	25800	9160	1440
W 33×201	381	299	483000	31200	11200	1560
W 21×201	383	300	221000	22600	7550	1410
W 24×207	392	307	284000	24100	8700	1460
W 36×210	399	313	549000	17100	11800	1110
W 12×210	399	313	89100	27600	4790	1700
W 30×211	402	314	429000	31500	10900	1640
W 18×211	402	315	180000	20500	6870	1400
W 14×211	400	314	111000	42900	5540	2130
W 27×217	412	323	371000	29300	10300	1640
W 33×221	421	329	537000	35000	12400	1740
W 21×223	429	332	253000	25600	8520	1580
W 24×229	434	341	318000	27100	9640	1630
W 12×230	437	342	101000	30900	5260	1880
W 36×231	440	344	649000	39100	14000	1870
W 36×232	439	345	624000	19500	13300	1270
W 14×233	442	347	125000	47900	6150	2380
W 18×234	443	349	204000	23200	7640	1570
W 30×235	447	350	487000	35600	12300	1870
W 27×235	448	350	404000	32000	11100	1770
W 33×241	459	359	591000	38800	13600	1930
W 36×247	468	368	695000	42000	15000	2020
W 21×248	476	369	284000	29100	9440	1790
W 24×250	474	372	353000	30100	10600	1800
W 12×252	478	375	113000	34500	5780	2080
W 36×256	486	381	699000	22000	14700	1420
W 14×257	488	382	142000	53700	6800	2640
W 27×258	491	384	450000	35800	12200	1970
W 18×258	490	384	229000	26100	8420	1750
W 30×261	497	389	545000	39900	13600	2080
W 36×262	498	390	745000	45400	15900	2160
W 33×263	499	392	662000	43300	15100	2150
W 21×275	528	409	320000	32800	10500	2000
W 24×279	528	415	400000	34300	11800	2030
W 12×279	528	415	129000	39000	6440	2340
W 27×281	536	419	495000	39700	13300	2180
W 36×282	535	420	816000	49900	17200	2360
W 18×283	537	421	257000	29300	9260	1930
W 14×283	537	421	160000	59900	7520	2930
W 33×291	552	433	737000	48300	16700	2390
W 30×292	555	434	620000	45800	15200	2360
W 36×302	574	449	878000	54100	18500	2560
W 12×305	577	454	148000	43700	7130	2610
W 24×306	579	455	445000	38300	12900	2250
W 27×307	582	457	545000	43700	14500	2390
W 18×311	591	464	290000	33100	10200	2160
W 14×311	590	463	180000	67000	8290	3260
W 33×318	605	473	812000	53700	18200	2640
W 30×326	619	484	699000	51600	17000	2650
W 36×330	625	491	970000	59100	20300	2800
W 24×335	634	498	495000	42900	14200	2490
W 27×336	640	500	608000	49100	15900	2650
W 12×336	638	500	169000	49500	7910	2900
W 14×342	652	509	204000	75300	9140	3620
W 33×354	671	527	916000	60800	20300	2970
W 30×357	677	531	778000	57900	18700	2930
W 36×361	684	537	1070000	65300	22100	3080
W 27×368	703	548	674000	54500	17400	2930
W 24×370	703	551	558000	48300	15700	2790
W 14×370	703	551	226000	82800	9950	3950
W 33×387	735	576	1010000	67400	22100	3280
W 30×391	742	582	862000	64500	20500	3240
W 36×395	748	588	1190000	72800	24400	3410
W 14×398	755	592	250000	90300	10700	4290
W 14×426	806	634	275000	98200	11600	4640
W 36×441	839	656	1340000	82800	27000	3850
W 14×455	865	677	299000	107000	12400	4980
W 36×487	923	725	1500000	93700	30000	4310
W 14×500	948	744	342000	120000	13700	5560
W 36×529	1010	787	1650000	104000	32600	4740
W 27×539	1030	802	1070000	87800	25700	4540
W 14×550	1050	818	393000	135000	15300	6190
W 14×605	1150	900	450000	153000	17000	6930
W 36×652	1240	970	2110000	134000	40300	6010
W 14×665	1260	990	516000	174000	18800	7730
W 36×723	1370	1080	2380000	154000	44900	6820
W 14×730	1390	1090	595000	196000	21000	8640
W 36×802	1520	1190	2700000	175000	49800	7670
W 14×808	1540	1200	662000	231000	22800	9780
W 36×853	1620	1270	2910000	191000	53300	8280
W 14×873	1660	1300	753000	257000	25100	10800
W 36×925	1750	1380	3040000	206000	55600	8700