W40–W44 Heavy Shapes

Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0. Exact official matches: 28 of 28 records; unmatched records and fields remain unverified.

ASTM A572 · 28 sections

Free Reference Data

W40 to W44 heavy W-shapes per ASTM A572, used in long-span bridge girders and heavily loaded transfer beams in North American structural design.

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)
W40×149	283	222	408000	9530	8410	636
W40×167	318	249	483000	11800	9830	785
W40×183	344	272	549000	13800	11100	918
W40×199	379	296	620000	28900	12600	1450
W40×211	401	314	645000	16200	12900	1080
W40×215	410	321	695000	33400	14100	1660
W44×230	437	343	866000	33100	15900	1660
W40×235	446	350	724000	18500	14300	1220
W40×249	474	371	816000	38500	16300	1930
W44×262	498	390	1000000	38400	18200	1920
W40×264	499	393	807000	20500	15900	1350
W40×277	526	412	912000	43300	18000	2160
W40×278	531	415	853000	21700	16700	1430
W44×290	551	433	1120000	43300	20300	2160
W40×294	556	438	912000	23400	17700	1530
W40×297	563	443	966000	45400	19200	2260
W40×324	615	483	1070000	50800	21000	2510
W40×327	619	486	1020000	26600	19700	1720
W40×331	630	494	1030000	26800	19800	1740
W44×335	635	499	1290000	49900	23100	2460
W40×362	684	539	1200000	57400	23300	2830
W40×372	710	554	1230000	59100	23900	2900
W40×392	748	584	1240000	33400	23600	2130
W40×397	755	591	1330000	64100	25600	3130
W40×431	819	642	1450000	70300	27700	3410
W40×503	955	748	1730000	84900	32400	4080
W40×593	1120	883	2100000	105000	38300	4950
W40×655	1250	976	2350000	119000	42500	5570