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W18 Beam Sizes Chart: Dimensions & Weights

W18 beam sizes chart: all 23 AISC W18 shapes with depth, flange width, thickness, weight per foot, Ix and Sx.
Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0Imperial & metric

There are 23 W18 shapes in the AISC Shapes Database v16.0, from W18x35 (35 lb/ft) to W18x311 (311 lb/ft). All are nominally 18 in deep; actual depth increases with weight.

ShapeWeight (lb/ft)Area (in²)Depth (in)Flange width (in)Web (in)Flange (in)Ix (in⁴)Sx (in³)
W18x353510.317.760.30.42551057.6
W18x404011.817.96.020.3150.52561268.4
W18x464613.518.16.060.360.60571278.8
W18x505014.7187.50.3550.5780088.9
W18x555516.218.17.530.390.6389098.3
W18x606017.618.27.560.4150.695984108
W18x656519.118.47.590.450.751070117
W18x717120.918.57.640.4950.811170127
W18x767622.318.2110.4250.681330146
W18x868625.318.411.10.480.771530166
W18x979728.518.611.10.5350.871750188
W18x10610631.118.711.20.590.941910204
W18x11911935.11911.30.6551.062190231
W18x13013038.319.311.20.671.22460256
W18x1431434219.511.20.731.322750282
W18x15815846.319.711.30.811.443060310
W18x17517551.42011.40.891.593450344
W18x19219256.220.411.50.961.753870380
W18x21121162.320.711.61.061.914330419
W18x23423468.621.111.71.162.114900466
W18x2582587621.511.81.282.35510514
W18x28328383.321.911.91.42.56170565
W18x31131191.622.3121.522.746970624

See all depths in the wide flange beam sizes chart, or get total weight with the steel beam weight calculator.

Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0, consistent with the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 16th Edition. Last updated: September 2026. Reference information only, not engineering advice. Disclaimer.

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