Dimensions and section properties for S15X50

Structural sectional properties for a S15X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS15X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb5.64 in
Section Depthd15 in
Flange thicknesstf0.622 in
Web thicknesstw0.55 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.75 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.03 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx485 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy15.6 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx64.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.53 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx77 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.12 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw805 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS15X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb143 mm
Section Depthd381 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.8 mm
Web thicknesstw14 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx146 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry26 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx202000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy6000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1060000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy91000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1262000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy164000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ882000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw216000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A S15X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the S - Standard Wide Flange category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 15 in and 5.64 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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