Wide Flange Steel Beam Dimensions

This chart provides a quick reference for comparing wide flange beam dimensions across standard W-shapes. It is intended to make it easier to review key measurements, compare sizes side by side, and find the section that matches the requirements of a drawing, layout, or structural application.

Designation	d (in)	b_f (in)	t_f (in)	t_w (in)	A (in²)	I_x (in⁴)	S_x (in³)	I_y (in⁴)	S_y (in³)	Wt (lb/ft)
W4×13	4.16	4.060	0.345	0.280	3.83	11.3	5.46	3.86	1.90	13
W5×16	5.01	5.000	0.360	0.240	4.71	21.4	8.55	7.51	3.00	16
W5×19	5.15	5.030	0.430	0.270	5.56	26.3	10.2	9.13	3.63	19
W6×9	5.90	3.940	0.215	0.170	2.68	16.4	5.56	2.20	1.11	9
W6×12	6.03	4.000	0.280	0.230	3.55	22.1	7.31	2.99	1.50	12
W6×15	5.99	5.990	0.260	0.230	4.43	29.1	9.72	9.32	3.11	15
W6×16	6.28	4.030	0.405	0.260	4.74	32.1	10.2	4.43	2.20	16
W6×20	6.20	6.020	0.365	0.260	5.87	41.4	13.4	13.3	4.41	20
W6×25	6.38	6.080	0.455	0.320	7.34	53.4	16.7	17.1	5.61	25
W8×10	7.89	3.940	0.205	0.170	2.96	30.8	7.81	2.09	1.06	10
W8×13	7.99	4.000	0.255	0.230	3.84	39.6	9.91	2.73	1.37	13
W8×15	8.11	4.015	0.315	0.245	4.44	48.0	11.8	3.41	1.70	15
W8×18	8.14	5.250	0.330	0.230	5.26	61.9	15.2	7.97	3.04	18
W8×21	8.28	5.270	0.400	0.250	6.16	75.3	18.2	9.77	3.71	21
W8×24	7.93	6.495	0.400	0.245	7.08	82.8	20.9	18.3	5.63	24
W8×28	8.06	6.535	0.465	0.285	8.24	98.0	24.3	21.7	6.63	28
W8×31	8.00	7.995	0.435	0.285	9.12	110	27.5	37.1	9.27	31
W8×35	8.12	8.020	0.495	0.310	10.3	127	31.2	42.6	10.6	35
W8×40	8.25	8.070	0.560	0.360	11.7	146	35.5	49.1	12.2	40
W8×48	8.50	8.110	0.685	0.400	14.1	184	43.3	60.9	15.0	48
W8×58	8.75	8.220	0.810	0.510	17.1	228	52.0	75.1	18.3	58
W8×67	9.00	8.280	0.935	0.570	19.7	272	60.4	88.6	21.4	67
W10×12	9.87	3.960	0.210	0.190	3.54	53.8	10.9	2.18	1.10	12
W10×15	9.99	4.000	0.270	0.230	4.41	68.9	13.8	2.89	1.45	15
W10×17	10.11	4.010	0.330	0.240	4.99	81.9	16.2	3.56	1.78	17
W10×19	10.24	4.020	0.395	0.250	5.62	96.3	18.8	4.29	2.14	19
W10×22	10.17	5.750	0.360	0.240	6.49	118	23.2	11.4	3.97	22
W10×26	10.33	5.770	0.440	0.260	7.61	144	27.9	14.1	4.89	26
W10×30	10.47	5.810	0.510	0.300	8.84	170	32.4	16.7	5.75	30
W10×33	9.73	7.960	0.435	0.290	9.71	170	35.0	36.6	9.20	33
W10×39	9.92	7.985	0.530	0.315	11.5	209	42.1	45.0	11.3	39
W10×45	10.10	8.020	0.620	0.350	13.3	248	49.1	53.4	13.3	45
W10×49	10.00	10.000	0.560	0.340	14.4	272	54.6	93.4	18.7	49
W10×54	10.09	10.030	0.615	0.370	15.8	303	60.0	103	20.6	54
W10×60	10.22	10.080	0.680	0.420	17.6	341	66.7	116	23.0	60
W10×68	10.40	10.130	0.770	0.470	20.0	394	75.7	134	26.4	68
W10×77	10.60	10.190	0.870	0.530	22.6	455	85.9	154	30.1	77
W10×88	10.84	10.265	0.990	0.605	26.0	534	98.5	179	34.8	88
W10×100	11.10	10.340	1.120	0.680	29.4	623	112	207	40.0	100
W10×112	11.36	10.415	1.250	0.755	32.9	716	126	236	45.3	112
W12×14	11.91	3.970	0.225	0.200	4.16	88.6	14.9	2.36	1.19	14
W12×16	11.99	3.990	0.265	0.220	4.71	103	17.1	2.82	1.41	16
W12×19	12.16	4.005	0.350	0.235	5.57	130	21.3	3.76	1.88	19
W12×22	12.31	4.030	0.425	0.260	6.48	156	25.4	4.66	2.31	22
W12×26	12.22	6.490	0.380	0.230	7.65	204	33.4	17.3	5.34	26
W12×30	12.34	6.520	0.440	0.260	8.79	238	38.6	20.3	6.24	30
W12×35	12.50	6.560	0.520	0.300	10.3	285	45.6	24.5	7.47	35
W12×40	11.94	8.005	0.515	0.295	11.7	307	51.5	44.1	11.0	40
W12×45	12.06	8.045	0.575	0.335	13.1	350	58.1	50.0	12.4	45
W12×50	12.19	8.080	0.640	0.370	14.6	394	64.7	56.3	13.9	50
W12×53	12.07	9.995	0.575	0.345	15.6	425	70.6	95.8	19.2	53
W12×58	12.19	10.010	0.640	0.360	17.0	475	78.0	107	21.4	58
W12×65	12.12	12.000	0.605	0.390	19.1	533	87.9	174	29.1	65
W12×72	12.25	12.040	0.670	0.430	21.1	597	97.4	195	32.4	72
W12×79	12.38	12.080	0.735	0.470	23.2	663	107	216	35.8	79
W12×87	12.53	12.125	0.810	0.515	25.6	740	118	241	39.7	87
W12×96	12.71	12.160	0.900	0.550	28.2	833	131	270	44.4	96
W12×106	12.89	12.220	0.990	0.610	31.2	933	145	301	49.3	106
W12×120	13.12	12.320	1.105	0.710	35.3	1070	163	345	56.0	120
W12×136	13.41	12.400	1.250	0.790	39.9	1240	186	398	64.2	136
W14×22	13.74	5.000	0.335	0.230	6.49	199	29.0	7.00	2.80	22
W14×26	13.91	5.025	0.420	0.255	7.69	245	35.3	8.91	3.54	26
W14×30	13.84	6.730	0.385	0.270	8.85	291	42.0	19.6	5.82	30
W14×34	13.98	6.745	0.455	0.285	10.0	340	48.6	23.3	6.91	34
W14×38	14.10	6.770	0.515	0.310	11.2	385	54.6	26.7	7.88	38
W14×43	13.66	7.995	0.530	0.305	12.6	428	62.7	45.2	11.3	43
W14×48	13.79	8.031	0.595	0.340	14.1	484	70.2	51.4	12.8	48
W14×53	13.92	8.060	0.660	0.370	15.6	541	77.8	57.7	14.3	53
W14×61	13.89	9.995	0.645	0.375	17.9	640	92.2	107	21.5	61
W14×68	14.04	10.035	0.720	0.415	20.0	723	103	121	24.2	68
W14×74	14.17	10.070	0.785	0.450	21.8	796	112	134	26.6	74
W14×82	14.31	10.130	0.855	0.510	24.0	882	123	148	29.3	82
W14×90	14.02	14.520	0.710	0.440	26.5	999	143	362	49.9	90
W14×99	14.16	14.565	0.780	0.485	29.1	1110	157	402	55.2	99
W14×109	14.32	14.605	0.860	0.525	32.0	1240	173	447	61.2	109
W14×120	14.48	14.670	0.940	0.590	35.3	1380	190	495	67.5	120
W14×132	14.66	14.725	1.030	0.645	38.8	1530	209	548	74.5	132
W16×26	15.69	5.500	0.345	0.250	7.68	301	38.4	9.59	3.49	26
W16×31	15.88	5.525	0.440	0.275	9.12	375	47.2	12.4	4.49	31
W16×36	15.86	6.985	0.430	0.295	10.6	448	56.5	24.5	7.00	36
W16×40	16.01	6.995	0.505	0.305	11.8	518	64.7	28.9	8.25	40
W16×45	16.13	7.035	0.565	0.345	13.3	586	72.7	32.8	9.34	45
W16×50	16.26	7.070	0.630	0.380	14.7	659	81.0	37.2	10.5	50
W16×57	16.43	7.120	0.715	0.430	16.8	758	92.2	43.1	12.1	57
W16×67	16.33	10.235	0.665	0.395	19.7	954	117	119	23.2	67
W16×77	16.52	10.295	0.760	0.455	22.6	1110	134	138	26.9	77
W16×89	16.75	10.365	0.875	0.525	26.2	1300	155	163	31.4	89
W16×100	16.97	10.425	0.985	0.585	29.4	1490	175	186	35.7	100
W18×35	17.70	6.000	0.425	0.300	10.3	510	57.6	15.3	5.12	35
W18×40	17.90	6.015	0.525	0.315	11.8	612	68.4	19.1	6.35	40
W18×46	18.06	6.060	0.605	0.360	13.5	712	78.8	22.5	7.43	46
W18×50	17.99	7.495	0.570	0.355	14.7	800	88.9	40.1	10.7	50
W18×55	18.11	7.530	0.630	0.390	16.2	890	98.3	44.9	11.9	55
W18×60	18.24	7.555	0.695	0.415	17.6	984	108	50.1	13.3	60
W18×65	18.35	7.590	0.750	0.450	19.1	1070	117	54.8	14.4	65
W18×71	18.47	7.635	0.810	0.495	20.9	1170	127	60.3	15.8	71
W18×76	18.21	11.035	0.680	0.425	22.3	1330	146	152	27.6	76
W18×86	18.39	11.090	0.770	0.480	25.3	1530	166	175	31.6	86
W18×97	18.59	11.145	0.870	0.535	28.5	1750	188	201	36.1	97
W18×106	18.73	11.200	0.940	0.590	31.1	1910	204	220	39.4	106
W18×119	18.97	11.265	1.060	0.655	35.1	2190	231	253	44.9	119
W21×44	20.66	6.500	0.451	0.350	13.0	843	81.6	20.7	6.36	44
W21×50	20.83	6.530	0.535	0.380	14.7	984	94.5	24.9	7.64	50
W21×57	21.06	6.555	0.651	0.405	16.7	1170	111	30.6	9.35	57
W21×62	20.99	8.240	0.615	0.400	18.3	1330	127	57.5	13.9	62
W21×68	21.13	8.270	0.685	0.430	20.0	1480	140	64.7	15.7	68
W21×73	21.24	8.295	0.740	0.455	21.5	1600	151	70.6	17.0	73
W21×83	21.43	8.355	0.835	0.515	24.3	1830	171	81.4	19.5	83
W21×93	21.62	8.420	0.930	0.580	27.3	2070	192	92.9	22.1	93
W21×101	21.36	12.290	0.800	0.500	29.8	2420	227	248	40.3	101
W21×111	21.51	12.340	0.875	0.550	32.7	2670	249	274	44.5	111
W21×122	21.68	12.390	0.960	0.600	35.9	2960	273	305	49.2	122
W21×132	21.83	12.440	1.035	0.650	38.8	3220	295	333	53.5	132
W21×147	22.06	12.510	1.150	0.720	43.2	3630	329	376	60.1	147
W24×55	23.57	7.005	0.505	0.395	16.2	1350	114	29.1	8.30	55
W24×62	23.74	7.040	0.590	0.430	18.2	1550	131	34.5	9.80	62
W24×68	23.73	8.965	0.585	0.415	20.1	1830	154	70.4	15.7	68
W24×76	23.92	8.990	0.680	0.440	22.4	2100	176	82.5	18.4	76
W24×84	24.10	9.020	0.770	0.470	24.7	2370	196	94.4	20.9	84
W24×94	24.31	9.065	0.875	0.515	27.7	2700	222	109	24.0	94
W24×104	24.06	12.750	0.750	0.500	30.6	3100	258	259	40.7	104
W24×117	24.26	12.800	0.850	0.550	34.4	3540	292	297	46.5	117
W24×131	24.48	12.855	0.960	0.605	38.5	4020	329	340	52.9	131
W24×146	24.74	12.900	1.090	0.650	43.0	4580	371	391	60.5	146
W24×162	25.00	12.955	1.220	0.705	47.7	5170	414	443	68.4	162
W27×84	26.71	9.960	0.640	0.460	24.8	2850	213	106	21.2	84
W27×94	26.92	9.990	0.745	0.490	27.7	3270	243	124	24.8	94
W27×102	27.09	10.015	0.827	0.515	30.0	3620	267	139	27.8	102
W27×114	27.29	10.070	0.930	0.570	33.5	4090	299	159	31.5	114
W27×146	27.38	13.965	0.975	0.605	42.9	5630	411	443	63.5	146
W27×161	27.59	14.020	1.080	0.660	47.4	6310	458	497	70.9	161
W27×178	27.81	14.085	1.190	0.725	52.3	6990	502	555	78.8	178
W30×90	29.53	10.400	0.610	0.470	26.3	3610	245	115	22.1	90
W30×108	29.83	10.475	0.760	0.545	31.7	4470	299	146	27.9	108
W33×118	32.86	11.480	0.740	0.550	34.7	5900	359	187	32.6	118
W36×135	35.55	11.950	0.790	0.600	39.7	7800	439	225	37.7	135
W36×160	36.01	12.000	1.020	0.650	47.0	9760	542	295	49.2	160

d = depth (in) b_f = flange width (in) t_f = flange thickness (in) t_w = web thickness (in) A = area (in²) I_x = strong-axis moment of inertia (in⁴) S_x = strong-axis section modulus (in³) I_y = weak-axis moment of inertia (in⁴) S_y = weak-axis section modulus (in³)

MISUMI USA carries a wide range of industrial manufacturing components – including Chain Hoists & Cranes and Beam Couplers– for your next project or machine fix. If you have any questions about measurement or sizing for your beam needs, feel free to connect with our product experts, and engineers. Also, if you are looking for more insights be sure to check out our other blog articles, including: What is Mild Steel? Applications & Uses, Galvanized Steel vs Aluminum: Key Comparisons, and more.

Author: Scott Bredemann | Updated: 3/6/2026

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