Shape

Dimensions
Flange
Thickness,
Width, bf
tf

Web
Area, A Depth, d Thickness,
tw/2
tw

Distance
k

k1

Workable
Gage

kdes

kdet

W14 x 873
W14 x 808

in.2
257
238

in.
23.6
22.8

in.
3.94
3.74

in.
1.97
1.87

in.
18.8
18.6

in.
5.51
5.12

in.
6.11
5.72

in.
6 3/4
6 3/8

in.
3 1/8
3 1/16

in.
10 1/8
10 1/8

W21 x 275
W21 x 248
W21 x 223

81.0
73.1
65.7

24.1
23.7
23.4

1.22
1.10
1.00

0.610
0.550
0.500

12.9
12.8
12.7

2.20
2.00
1.80

2.70
2.50
2.30

3 1/8
2 7/8
2 5/8

1 7/16
1 3/8
1 5/16

18
18
18

5 1/2
5 1/2
5 1/2

W36 x 925
W36 x 853
W36 x 802
W36 x 723

272
251
236
213

43.1
43.1
42.6
41.8

3.02
2.52
2.38
2.17

1.51
1.26
1.19
1.09

18.6
18.2
18.0
17.8

4.53
4.53
4.29
3.90

5.48
5.48
5.24
4.85

5 3/4
5 3/4
5 1/2
5 1/8

2 11/16
2 7/16
2 3/8
2 1/4

31 1/2
31 1/2
31 1/2
31 1/2

7 1/2
7 1/2
7 1/2
7 1/2

W40 x 655

193

43.6

1.97

0.985

16.9

3.54

4.72

4 3/4

2 3/16

34

7 1/2

in.
3 - 7 1/2 - 3
3 - 7 1/2 - 3

Properties
Shape

Compact Section
Criteria
bf/2tf

h/tw

W14 x 873
W14 x 808

1.71
1.82

W21 x 275
W21 x 248
W21 x 223

Axis Y-Y

Axis X-X
I

S
4

2.89
3.05

in.
18200
16000

in.
1540
1400

in.
8.42
8.20

2.93
3.20
3.53

15.3
17.0
18.8

7630
6770
6010

633
571
514

W36 x 925
W36 x 853
W36 x 802
W36 x 723

2.05
2.01
2.10
2.28

10.6
12.7
13.5
14.8

72900
69900
64800
57300

W40 x 655

2.39

17.3

56600

I
3

rts
r

in.
2030
1840

in.
6170
5550

in.
655
596

9.71
9.62
9.56

742
664
594

790
701
616

3390
3250
3040
2740

16.4
16.7
16.6
16.4

4130
3920
3660
3270

2600

17.1

3080

ho

Torsional Properties
Cw

in.
4.90
4.83

in.
1020
930

in.
6.02
5.92

in.
18.1
17.7

in.
2270
1840

in.6
505000
435000

121
109
96.0

3.12
3.10
3.06

191
170
150

3.70
3.65
3.60

21.9
21.7
21.6

101
75.3
55.1

94700
82500
71900

4940
4600
4210
3700

530
504
467
415

4.26
4.28
4.22
4.17

862
805
744
659

5.30
5.22
5.15
5.06

38.5
38.5
38.3
37.9

1450
1250
1060
795

1830000
1700000
1540000
1330000

2870

339

3.86

542

4.70

40.1

589

1150000