W – wide flange

W530x300

Standard: ASTM A6/A6M (désignations métriques)Source: SI values from the AISC v16.0 database (ASTM A6 shapes common to Canada)
ASTM A6 rolled shapes are the same in Canada; the CISC list may differ slightly (availability).
xybf = 320d = 584tf = 41.4tf = 41.4tw = 23.1tw = 23.1
Cross-section, to scaledimensions in mm

Dimensions

Depthd
584mm
Flange widthbf
320mm
Web thicknesstw
23.1mm
Flange thicknesstf
41.4mm
Distance k (design)kdes
54.1mm
Distance k (detailing)kdet
73mm
Distance k1k1
42.9mm
Web clear depthT
438mm
Distance between flange centroidsho
544mm

Mass and area

Mass per lengthm
300kg/m
Cross-sectional areaA
38,300mm²

Strong axis x–x

Moment of inertiaIx
2,21010⁶ mm⁴
Elastic section modulusSx
7,55010³ mm³
Plastic section modulusZx
8,69010³ mm³
Radius of gyrationrx
241mm

Weak axis y–y

Moment of inertiaIy
22610⁶ mm⁴
Elastic section modulusSy
1,41010³ mm³
Plastic section modulusZy
2,18010³ mm³
Radius of gyrationry
76.7mm

Torsion and stability

Torsional constantJ
17,00010³ mm⁴
Warping constantCw
16,60010⁹ mm⁶
Effective radius of gyrationrts
90.2mm

Slenderness ratios

Flange slendernessbf/2tf
3.86
Web slendernessh/tw
20.6

Equivalents in other standards