Steel W-Shape Finder (AISC Wide-Flange Beams)
Look up AISC wide-flange W-shapes (W8 to W24), or find the one that best fits a given depth and flange width, with metric W-designations.
- Dimensions and weight of common W-shapes, W8 to W24
- Ranks W-shapes by fit to a target depth and flange width
- Prefers the lighter shape when two fit equally
- Soft-metric designations (for example W12×26 → W310×38.7)
- Section drawing
How to use
- By name: pick a shape such as W12×26 to see its depth (d), flange width (bf), web and flange thickness (tw, tf), weight and profile.
- Fit a box: enter the largest width and depth the beam may take up. The closest-fitting shapes are listed, lighter ones first when two fit equally.
- With the Units panel set to metric, shapes also show their soft-metric names, such as W310×38.7.
- Length fields accept the same entries as the Feet and Inches Calculator: 9' 6, 7 3/4", 2743mm or 3m + 6'. A plain number means inches, or millimeters when the Units panel is set to metric.
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