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Aluminum I Beam | S Section Steel I Beam | Wide Flange Steel I Beam


The I-Beams are identified by:
W DEPTH (inches) × WEIGHT PER UNIT LENGTH (pound force per foot)
For Example: W27 × 161 is an I-Beam with a Depth of 27 inches and having a Nominal Weight per Foot of 161 lbf/ft.
W27 × ___ W24 × ___ W21 × ___ W18 × ___ W16 × ___
W27 × 178 W24 × 162 W21 × 147 W18 × 119 W16 × 100
W27 × 161 W24 × 146 W21 × 132 W18 × 106 W16 × 89
W27 × 146 W24 × 131 W21 × 122 W18 × 97 W16 × 77
W27 × 114 W24 × 117 W21 × 111 W18 × 86 W16 × 67
W27 × 102 W24 × 104 W21 × 101 W18 × 76 W16 × 57
W27 × 94 W24 × 94 W21 × 93 W18 × 71 W16 × 50
W27 × 84 W24 × 84 W21 × 83 W18 × 65 W16 × 45
W24 × 76 W21 × 73 W18 × 60 W16 × 40
W24 × 68 W21 × 68 W18 × 55 W16 × 36
W24 × 62 W21 × 62 W18 × 50 W16 × 31
W24 × 55 W21 × 57 W18 × 46 W16 × 26
W21 × 50 W18 × 40
W21 × 44 W18 × 35
 
W14 × ___ W12 × ___ W10 × ___ W8 × ___ W6 × ___
W14 × 665 W12 × 336 W10 × 112 W8 × 67 W6 × 20
W14 × 605 W12 × 305 W10 × 100 W8 × 58 W6 × 16
W14 × 550 W12 × 279 W10 × 88 W8 × 48 W6 × 15
W14 × 500 W12 × 252 W10 × 77 W8 × 40 W6 × 12
W14 × 455 W12 × 230 W10 × 68 W8 × 35 W6 × 9
W14 × 426 W12 × 210 W10 × 60 W8 × 31
W14 × 398 W12 × 190 W10 × 54 W8 × 28 W5 × ___
W14 × 370 W12 × 170 W10 × 49 W8 × 24 W5 × 19
W14 × 342 W12 × 152 W10 × 45 W8 × 21 W5 × 16
W14 × 311 W12 × 136 W10 × 39 W8 × 18
W14 × 283 W12 × 120 W10 × 33 W8 × 15 W4 × ___
W14 × 257 W12 × 106 W10 × 30 W8 × 13 W4 × 13
W14 × 233 W12 × 96 W10 × 26 W8 × 10
W14 × 211 W12 × 87 W10 × 22
W14 × 193 W12 × 79 W10 × 19
W14 × 176 W12 × 72 W10 × 17
W14 × 159 W12 × 65 W10 × 15
W14 × 145 W12 × 58 W10 × 12
W14 × 132 W12 × 53
W14 × 120 W12 × 50
W14 × 109 W12 × 45
W14 × 99 W12 × 40
W14 × 90 W12 × 35
W14 × 82 W12 × 30
W14 × 74 W12 × 26
W14 × 68 W12 × 22
W14 × 61 W12 × 19
W14 × 53 W12 × 16
W14 × 48 W12 × 14
W14 × 43
W14 × 38
W14 × 34
W14 × 30
W14 × 26
W14 × 22
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