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W21X201

Wide-Flange Beam · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

W21X201 is a wide-flange beam 584.2 mm deep with a 320.0 mm flange, weighing 299.1 kg/m. The dimensions below are the published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values; the drawing is generated from them.

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Published dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth, d584.2 mm23.00 in
Flange width, bf320.0 mm12.60 in
Flange thickness, tf41.4 mm1.630 in
Web thickness, tw23.1 mm0.910 in
Mass per metre299.1 kg/m201.0 lb/ft
Area, A38,194 mm²59.20 in²
Second moment, Ix2,210,188,872 mm⁴5,310.0 in⁴
Second moment, Iy225,597,433 mm⁴542.0 in⁴

Derived section properties

Integrated from the section's own outline including the root and toe radii, whose arcs are integrated analytically rather than approximated by facets. For W21X201 the computed area agrees with the published value to better than 0.01% and Ix to 0.23%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Zx7,548,993 mm³
Elastic modulus, Zy1,416,832 mm³
Plastic modulus, Sx8,671,114 mm³
Plastic modulus, Sy2,188,669 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx240.3 mm
Radius of gyration, ry77.0 mm

Z is the elastic modulus and S the plastic modulus, following AS 4100. Under AISC 360 the letters are reversed — S is elastic and Z is plastic.

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Where these numbers come from

Published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values. How StructureCalcs verifies its numbers · Understanding steel section properties · Query this section over the API