Dimensions and section properties for S20X96

Structural sectional properties for a S20X96 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS20X96
Cross Sectional AreaA28.2 in2
Section Widthb7.2 in
Section Depthd20.3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.92 in
Web thicknesstw0.8 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.71 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.33 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1670 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy49.9 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx165 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx198 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy24.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4690 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight96 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS20X96
Cross Sectional AreaA18194 mm2
Section Widthb183 mm
Section Depthd516 mm
Flange thicknesstf23.4 mm
Web thicknesstw20.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx196 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry34 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx695000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy21000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2704000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy228000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3245000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy408000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3496000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1259000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight143 kg/m

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

A S20X96 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the S - Standard Wide Flange category. It weighs 96 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 28.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.3 in and 7.2 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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