Wide flange beams
W-shapes are the workhorse structural beam and column section: parallel flange faces, an efficient strong-axis shape, and the widest size range of any AISC family.
All 289 wide-flange beams in the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition, with detailing dimensions and section properties drawn to scale.
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Wide flange beams weight and dimension chart
All 289 wide-flange beams by weight, with depth, width, and section modulus. Click any size for its full detail.
| Size | Weight (lb/ft) | Depth | Flange | Sx (in³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6×8.5 | 8.5 | 5 7/8" | 4" | 5.1 |
| W6×9 | 9 | 5 7/8" | 4" | 5.56 |
| W8×10 | 10 | 7 7/8" | 4" | 7.81 |
| W10×12 | 12 | 9 7/8" | 4" | 10.9 |
| W6×12 | 12 | 6" | 4" | 7.31 |
| W8×13 | 13 | 8" | 4" | 9.91 |
| W4×13 | 13 | 4 1/8" | 4" | 5.46 |
| W12×14 | 14 | 11 7/8" | 4" | 14.9 |
| W10×15 | 15 | 10" | 4" | 13.8 |
| W8×15 | 15 | 8 1/8" | 4" | 11.8 |
| W6×15 | 15 | 6" | 6" | 9.72 |
| W12×16 | 16 | 12" | 4" | 17.1 |
| W6×16 | 16 | 6 1/4" | 4" | 10.2 |
| W5×16 | 16 | 5" | 5" | 8.55 |
| W10×17 | 17 | 10 1/8" | 4" | 16.2 |
| W8×18 | 18 | 8 1/8" | 5 1/4" | 15.2 |
| W12×19 | 19 | 12 1/8" | 4" | 21.3 |
| W10×19 | 19 | 10 1/4" | 4" | 18.8 |
| W5×19 | 19 | 5 1/8" | 5" | 10.2 |
| W6×20 | 20 | 6 1/4" | 6" | 13.4 |
| W8×21 | 21 | 8 1/4" | 5 1/4" | 18.2 |
| W14×22 | 22 | 13 3/4" | 5" | 29 |
| W12×22 | 22 | 12 1/4" | 4" | 25.4 |
| W10×22 | 22 | 10 1/8" | 5 3/4" | 23.2 |
| W8×24 | 24 | 7 7/8" | 6 1/2" | 20.9 |
| W6×25 | 25 | 6 3/8" | 6 1/8" | 16.7 |
| W16×26 | 26 | 15 3/4" | 5 1/2" | 38.4 |
| W14×26 | 26 | 13 7/8" | 5" | 35.3 |
| W12×26 | 26 | 12 1/4" | 6 1/2" | 33.4 |
| W10×26 | 26 | 10 3/8" | 5 3/4" | 27.9 |
| W8×28 | 28 | 8" | 6 1/2" | 24.3 |
| W14×30 | 30 | 13 7/8" | 6 3/4" | 42 |
| W12×30 | 30 | 12 3/8" | 6 1/2" | 38.6 |
| W10×30 | 30 | 10 1/2" | 5 3/4" | 32.4 |
| W16×31 | 31 | 15 7/8" | 5 1/2" | 47.2 |
| W8×31 | 31 | 8" | 8" | 27.5 |
| W10×33 | 33 | 9 3/4" | 8" | 35 |
| W14×34 | 34 | 14" | 6 3/4" | 48.6 |
| W18×35 | 35 | 17 3/4" | 6" | 57.6 |
| W12×35 | 35 | 12 1/2" | 6 1/2" | 45.6 |
| W8×35 | 35 | 8 1/8" | 8" | 31.2 |
| W16×36 | 36 | 15 7/8" | 7" | 56.5 |
| W14×38 | 38 | 14 1/8" | 6 3/4" | 54.6 |
| W10×39 | 39 | 9 7/8" | 8" | 42.1 |
| W18×40 | 40 | 17 7/8" | 6" | 68.4 |
| W16×40 | 40 | 16" | 7" | 64.7 |
| W12×40 | 40 | 12" | 8" | 51.5 |
| W8×40 | 40 | 8 1/4" | 8 1/8" | 35.5 |
| W14×43 | 43 | 13 5/8" | 8" | 62.6 |
| W21×44 | 44 | 20 5/8" | 6 1/2" | 81.6 |
| W16×45 | 45 | 16 1/8" | 7" | 72.7 |
| W12×45 | 45 | 12" | 8" | 57.7 |
| W10×45 | 45 | 10 1/8" | 8" | 49.1 |
| W18×46 | 46 | 18" | 6" | 78.8 |
| W21×48 | 48 | 20 5/8" | 8 1/8" | 93 |
| W14×48 | 48 | 13 3/4" | 8" | 70.2 |
| W8×48 | 48 | 8 1/2" | 8 1/8" | 43.2 |
| W10×49 | 49 | 10" | 10" | 54.6 |
| W21×50 | 50 | 20 7/8" | 6 1/2" | 94.5 |
| W18×50 | 50 | 18" | 7 1/2" | 88.9 |
| W16×50 | 50 | 16 1/4" | 7 1/8" | 81 |
| W12×50 | 50 | 12 1/4" | 8 1/8" | 64.2 |
| W14×53 | 53 | 13 7/8" | 8" | 77.8 |
| W12×53 | 53 | 12" | 10" | 70.6 |
| W10×54 | 54 | 10 1/8" | 10" | 60 |
| W24×55 | 55 | 23 5/8" | 7" | 114 |
| W21×55 | 55 | 20 3/4" | 8 1/4" | 110 |
| W18×55 | 55 | 18 1/8" | 7 1/2" | 98.3 |
| W21×57 | 57 | 21" | 6 1/2" | 111 |
| W16×57 | 57 | 16 3/8" | 7 1/8" | 92.2 |
| W12×58 | 58 | 12 1/4" | 10" | 78 |
| W8×58 | 58 | 8 3/4" | 8 1/4" | 52 |
| W18×60 | 60 | 18 1/4" | 7 1/2" | 108 |
| W10×60 | 60 | 10 1/4" | 10 1/8" | 66.7 |
| W14×61 | 61 | 13 7/8" | 10" | 92.1 |
| W24×62 | 62 | 23 3/4" | 7" | 131 |
| W21×62 | 62 | 21" | 8 1/4" | 127 |
| W18×65 | 65 | 18 3/8" | 7 5/8" | 117 |
| W12×65 | 65 | 12 1/8" | 12" | 87.9 |
| W16×67 | 67 | 16 3/8" | 10 1/4" | 117 |
| W8×67 | 67 | 9" | 8 1/4" | 60.4 |
| W24×68 | 68 | 23 3/4" | 9" | 154 |
| W21×68 | 68 | 21 1/8" | 8 1/4" | 140 |
| W14×68 | 68 | 14" | 10" | 103 |
| W10×68 | 68 | 10 3/8" | 10 1/8" | 75.7 |
| W18×71 | 71 | 18 1/2" | 7 5/8" | 127 |
| W12×72 | 72 | 12 1/4" | 12" | 97.4 |
| W21×73 | 73 | 21 1/4" | 8 1/4" | 151 |
| W14×74 | 74 | 14 1/8" | 10 1/8" | 112 |
| W24×76 | 76 | 23 7/8" | 9" | 176 |
| W18×76 | 76 | 18 1/4" | 11" | 146 |
| W16×77 | 77 | 16 1/2" | 10 1/4" | 134 |
| W10×77 | 77 | 10 5/8" | 10 1/4" | 85.9 |
| W12×79 | 79 | 12 3/8" | 12 1/8" | 107 |
| W14×82 | 82 | 14 1/4" | 10 1/8" | 123 |
| W21×83 | 83 | 21 3/8" | 8 3/8" | 171 |
| W27×84 | 84 | 26 3/4" | 10" | 213 |
| W24×84 | 84 | 24 1/8" | 9" | 196 |
| W18×86 | 86 | 18 3/8" | 11 1/8" | 166 |
| W12×87 | 87 | 12 1/2" | 12 1/8" | 118 |
| W10×88 | 88 | 10 7/8" | 10 1/4" | 98.5 |
| W16×89 | 89 | 16 3/4" | 10 3/8" | 155 |
| W30×90 | 90 | 29 1/2" | 10 3/8" | 245 |
| W14×90 | 90 | 14" | 14 1/2" | 143 |
| W21×93 | 93 | 21 5/8" | 8 3/8" | 192 |
| W27×94 | 94 | 26 7/8" | 10" | 243 |
| W24×94 | 94 | 24 1/4" | 9 1/8" | 222 |
| W12×96 | 96 | 12 3/4" | 12 1/8" | 131 |
| W18×97 | 97 | 18 5/8" | 11 1/8" | 188 |
| W30×99 | 99 | 29 5/8" | 10 1/2" | 269 |
| W14×99 | 99 | 14 1/8" | 14 5/8" | 157 |
| W16×100 | 100 | 17" | 10 3/8" | 175 |
| W10×100 | 100 | 11 1/8" | 10 3/8" | 112 |
| W21×101 | 101 | 21 3/8" | 12 1/4" | 227 |
| W27×102 | 102 | 27 1/8" | 10" | 267 |
| W24×103 | 103 | 24 1/2" | 9" | 245 |
| W24×104 | 104 | 24" | 12 3/4" | 258 |
| W18×106 | 106 | 18 3/4" | 11 1/4" | 204 |
| W12×106 | 106 | 12 7/8" | 12 1/4" | 145 |
| W30×108 | 108 | 29 7/8" | 10 1/2" | 299 |
| W14×109 | 109 | 14 3/8" | 14 5/8" | 173 |
| W21×111 | 111 | 21 1/2" | 12 3/8" | 249 |
| W10×112 | 112 | 11 3/8" | 10 3/8" | 126 |
| W27×114 | 114 | 27 1/4" | 10 1/8" | 299 |
| W30×116 | 116 | 30" | 10 1/2" | 329 |
| W24×117 | 117 | 24 1/4" | 12 3/4" | 291 |
| W33×118 | 118 | 32 7/8" | 11 1/2" | 359 |
| W18×119 | 119 | 19" | 11 1/4" | 231 |
| W14×120 | 120 | 14 1/2" | 14 5/8" | 190 |
| W12×120 | 120 | 13 1/8" | 12 3/8" | 163 |
| W21×122 | 122 | 21 5/8" | 12 3/8" | 273 |
| W30×124 | 124 | 30 1/8" | 10 1/2" | 355 |
| W27×129 | 129 | 27 5/8" | 10" | 345 |
| W33×130 | 130 | 33 1/8" | 11 1/2" | 406 |
| W18×130 | 130 | 19 1/4" | 11 1/8" | 256 |
| W24×131 | 131 | 24 1/2" | 12 7/8" | 329 |
| W30×132 | 132 | 30 1/4" | 10 1/2" | 380 |
| W21×132 | 132 | 21 7/8" | 12 1/2" | 295 |
| W14×132 | 132 | 14 5/8" | 14 3/4" | 209 |
| W36×135 | 135 | 35 1/2" | 12" | 439 |
| W12×136 | 136 | 13 3/8" | 12 3/8" | 186 |
| W33×141 | 141 | 33 1/4" | 11 1/2" | 448 |
| W18×143 | 143 | 19 1/2" | 11 1/4" | 282 |
| W14×145 | 145 | 14 3/4" | 15 1/2" | 232 |
| W27×146 | 146 | 27 3/8" | 14" | 414 |
| W24×146 | 146 | 24 3/4" | 12 7/8" | 371 |
| W21×147 | 147 | 22" | 12 1/2" | 329 |
| W30×148 | 148 | 30 5/8" | 10 1/2" | 436 |
| W40×149 | 149 | 38 1/4" | 11 3/4" | 513 |
| W36×150 | 150 | 35 7/8" | 12" | 504 |
| W33×152 | 152 | 33 1/2" | 11 5/8" | 487 |
| W12×152 | 152 | 13 3/4" | 12 1/2" | 209 |
| W18×158 | 158 | 19 3/4" | 11 1/4" | 310 |
| W14×159 | 159 | 15" | 15 5/8" | 254 |
| W36×160 | 160 | 36" | 12" | 542 |
| W27×161 | 161 | 27 5/8" | 14" | 458 |
| W24×162 | 162 | 25" | 13" | 414 |
| W21×166 | 166 | 22 1/2" | 12 3/8" | 380 |
| W40×167 | 167 | 38 5/8" | 11 3/4" | 600 |
| W33×169 | 169 | 33 7/8" | 11 1/2" | 549 |
| W36×170 | 170 | 36 1/8" | 12" | 581 |
| W12×170 | 170 | 14" | 12 5/8" | 235 |
| W30×173 | 173 | 30 1/2" | 15" | 541 |
| W18×175 | 175 | 20" | 11 3/8" | 344 |
| W24×176 | 176 | 25 1/4" | 12 7/8" | 450 |
| W14×176 | 176 | 15 1/4" | 15 5/8" | 281 |
| W27×178 | 178 | 27 3/4" | 14 1/8" | 505 |
| W36×182 | 182 | 36 3/8" | 12 1/8" | 623 |
| W21×182 | 182 | 22 3/4" | 12 1/2" | 417 |
| W40×183 | 183 | 39" | 11 3/4" | 675 |
| W12×190 | 190 | 14 3/8" | 12 5/8" | 263 |
| W30×191 | 191 | 30 5/8" | 15" | 600 |
| W24×192 | 192 | 25 1/2" | 13" | 491 |
| W18×192 | 192 | 20 3/8" | 11 1/2" | 380 |
| W14×193 | 193 | 15 1/2" | 15 3/4" | 310 |
| W36×194 | 194 | 36 1/2" | 12 1/8" | 664 |
| W27×194 | 194 | 28 1/8" | 14" | 559 |
| W40×199 | 199 | 38 5/8" | 15 3/4" | 770 |
| W33×201 | 201 | 33 5/8" | 15 3/4" | 686 |
| W21×201 | 201 | 23" | 12 5/8" | 461 |
| W24×207 | 207 | 25 3/4" | 13" | 531 |
| W36×210 | 210 | 36 3/4" | 12 1/8" | 719 |
| W12×210 | 210 | 14 3/4" | 12 3/4" | 292 |
| W40×211 | 211 | 39 3/8" | 11 3/4" | 786 |
| W30×211 | 211 | 31" | 15 1/8" | 665 |
| W18×211 | 211 | 20 5/8" | 11 1/2" | 419 |
| W14×211 | 211 | 15 3/4" | 15 3/4" | 338 |
| W40×215 | 215 | 39" | 15 3/4" | 859 |
| W27×217 | 217 | 28 3/8" | 14 1/8" | 627 |
| W33×221 | 221 | 33 7/8" | 15 3/4" | 759 |
| W21×223 | 223 | 23 3/8" | 12 5/8" | 520 |
| W24×229 | 229 | 26" | 13 1/8" | 588 |
| W44×230 | 230 | 42 7/8" | 15 3/4" | 971 |
| W12×230 | 230 | 15" | 12 7/8" | 321 |
| W36×231 | 231 | 36 1/2" | 16 1/2" | 854 |
| W36×232 | 232 | 37 1/8" | 12 1/8" | 809 |
| W14×233 | 233 | 16" | 15 7/8" | 375 |
| W18×234 | 234 | 21" | 11 5/8" | 466 |
| W40×235 | 235 | 39 3/4" | 11 7/8" | 875 |
| W30×235 | 235 | 31 1/4" | 15" | 748 |
| W27×235 | 235 | 28 5/8" | 14 1/4" | 677 |
| W33×241 | 241 | 34 1/8" | 15 7/8" | 831 |
| W36×247 | 247 | 36 5/8" | 16 1/2" | 913 |
| W21×248 | 248 | 23 3/4" | 12 3/4" | 576 |
| W40×249 | 249 | 39 3/8" | 15 3/4" | 993 |
| W24×250 | 250 | 26 3/8" | 13 1/8" | 644 |
| W12×252 | 252 | 15 3/8" | 13" | 353 |
| W36×256 | 256 | 37 3/8" | 12 1/4" | 895 |
| W14×257 | 257 | 16 3/8" | 16" | 415 |
| W27×258 | 258 | 29" | 14 1/4" | 745 |
| W18×258 | 258 | 21 1/2" | 11 3/4" | 514 |
| W30×261 | 261 | 31 5/8" | 15 1/8" | 829 |
| W44×262 | 262 | 43 1/4" | 15 3/4" | 1110 |
| W36×262 | 262 | 36 7/8" | 16 1/2" | 972 |
| W33×263 | 263 | 34 1/2" | 15 3/4" | 919 |
| W40×264 | 264 | 40" | 11 7/8" | 971 |
| W21×275 | 275 | 24 1/8" | 12 7/8" | 638 |
| W40×277 | 277 | 39 3/4" | 15 7/8" | 1100 |
| W40×278 | 278 | 40 1/8" | 12" | 1020 |
| W24×279 | 279 | 26 3/4" | 13 1/4" | 718 |
| W12×279 | 279 | 15 7/8" | 13 1/8" | 393 |
| W27×281 | 281 | 29 1/4" | 14 3/8" | 814 |
| W36×282 | 282 | 37 1/8" | 16 5/8" | 1050 |
| W18×283 | 283 | 21 7/8" | 11 7/8" | 565 |
| W14×283 | 283 | 16 3/4" | 16 1/8" | 459 |
| W36×286 | 286 | 37 3/4" | 12 1/4" | 1000 |
| W44×290 | 290 | 43 5/8" | 15 7/8" | 1240 |
| W33×291 | 291 | 34 7/8" | 15 7/8" | 1020 |
| W30×292 | 292 | 32" | 15 1/4" | 930 |
| W40×294 | 294 | 40 3/8" | 12" | 1080 |
| W40×297 | 297 | 39 7/8" | 15 7/8" | 1170 |
| W36×302 | 302 | 37 3/8" | 16 5/8" | 1130 |
| W12×305 | 305 | 16 3/8" | 13 1/4" | 435 |
| W24×306 | 306 | 27 1/8" | 13 3/8" | 789 |
| W27×307 | 307 | 29 5/8" | 14 1/2" | 887 |
| W18×311 | 311 | 22 3/8" | 12" | 624 |
| W14×311 | 311 | 17 1/8" | 16 1/4" | 506 |
| W36×318 | 318 | 38 1/4" | 12 3/8" | 1110 |
| W33×318 | 318 | 35 1/8" | 16" | 1110 |
| W40×324 | 324 | 40 1/8" | 15 7/8" | 1280 |
| W30×326 | 326 | 32 3/8" | 15 3/8" | 1040 |
| W40×327 | 327 | 40 3/4" | 12 1/8" | 1200 |
| W36×330 | 330 | 37 5/8" | 16 5/8" | 1240 |
| W40×331 | 331 | 40 3/4" | 12 1/8" | 1210 |
| W44×335 | 335 | 44" | 16" | 1410 |
| W24×335 | 335 | 27 1/2" | 13 1/2" | 864 |
| W27×336 | 336 | 30" | 14 1/2" | 972 |
| W12×336 | 336 | 16 7/8" | 13 3/8" | 483 |
| W14×342 | 342 | 17 1/2" | 16 3/8" | 558 |
| W36×350 | 350 | 38 5/8" | 12 5/8" | 1220 |
| W33×354 | 354 | 35 1/2" | 16 1/8" | 1240 |
| W30×357 | 357 | 32 3/4" | 15 1/2" | 1140 |
| W36×361 | 361 | 38" | 16 3/4" | 1350 |
| W40×362 | 362 | 40 1/2" | 16" | 1420 |
| W44×368 | 368 | 44 3/8" | 16" | 1560 |
| W27×368 | 368 | 30 3/8" | 14 5/8" | 1060 |
| W24×370 | 370 | 28" | 13 5/8" | 957 |
| W14×370 | 370 | 17 7/8" | 16 1/2" | 607 |
| W40×372 | 372 | 40 5/8" | 16 1/8" | 1460 |
| W36×387 | 387 | 39 1/8" | 12 3/4" | 1360 |
| W33×387 | 387 | 36" | 16 1/4" | 1350 |
| W30×391 | 391 | 33 1/4" | 15 5/8" | 1250 |
| W40×392 | 392 | 41 5/8" | 12 3/8" | 1440 |
| W36×395 | 395 | 38 3/8" | 16 7/8" | 1490 |
| W40×397 | 397 | 41" | 16 1/8" | 1560 |
| W14×398 | 398 | 18 1/4" | 16 5/8" | 656 |
| W44×408 | 408 | 44 3/4" | 16 1/8" | 1730 |
| W14×426 | 426 | 18 5/8" | 16 3/4" | 706 |
| W40×431 | 431 | 41 1/4" | 16 1/4" | 1690 |
| W36×441 | 441 | 38 7/8" | 17" | 1650 |
| W14×455 | 455 | 19" | 16 7/8" | 756 |
| W36×487 | 487 | 39 3/8" | 17 1/8" | 1830 |
| W14×500 | 500 | 19 5/8" | 17" | 838 |
| W40×503 | 503 | 42" | 16 3/8" | 1980 |
| W36×529 | 529 | 39 3/4" | 17 1/4" | 1990 |
| W27×539 | 539 | 32 1/2" | 15 1/4" | 1570 |
| W14×550 | 550 | 20 1/4" | 17 1/4" | 931 |
| W40×593 | 593 | 43" | 16 3/4" | 2340 |
| W14×605 | 605 | 20 7/8" | 17 3/8" | 1040 |
| W36×652 | 652 | 41" | 17 5/8" | 2460 |
| W40×655 | 655 | 43 5/8" | 16 7/8" | 2590 |
| W14×665 | 665 | 21 5/8" | 17 5/8" | 1150 |
| W36×723 | 723 | 41 3/4" | 17 3/4" | 2740 |
| W14×730 | 730 | 22 3/8" | 17 7/8" | 1280 |
| W36×802 | 802 | 42 5/8" | 18" | 3040 |
| W14×808 | 808 | 22 3/4" | 18 5/8" | 1390 |
| W36×853 | 853 | 43 1/8" | 18 1/4" | 3250 |
| W14×873 | 873 | 23 5/8" | 18 3/4" | 1530 |
| W36×925 | 925 | 43 1/8" | 18 5/8" | 3390 |
Data from the AISC Shapes Database v16.0. Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in.; verify critical dimensions against the current AISC Steel Construction Manual before fabrication.