Wide-Flange Shapes (W) - W310x79

Wide-Flange (W) shapes are the workhorse of Canadian structural steel construction — an I-shaped profile with parallel flanges, used as beams, columns, and everything in between across virtually every type of building and bridge structure. Their efficient distribution of material away from the neutral axis gives excellent bending strength for their weight, and the wide range of depths and weights in the CISC 12 series means there's a W shape suited to almost any span or load. Every W shape — from the lightest sections through to the heaviest deep columns — is available here as a free CAD block, with full dimension and property data included.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
Ds_iW12x53
D306
B254
T14.6
W8.8
K36
K124
Mass79
Wt_i53

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ds_iW12x53
Mass79
Wt_i53
Prp
Avla
Shp1
Grp
Use2
BT8.7
HW31.45
Dn_m310
A_A610100
A_Th10000
Ix177
Sx1150
Rx133
Zx1280
Iy39.9
Sy314
Ry63
Zy478
J655
Cw847
Wn18500
Sw17.2
Qf261
Qw625
SA1.61
Dn_i12

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