Dimensions and section properties for S24X80

Structural sectional properties for a S24X80 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS24X80
Cross Sectional AreaA23.5 in2
Section Widthb7 in
Section Depthd24 in
Flange thicknesstf0.87 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.47 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.34 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2100 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy42 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx175 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx204 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy20.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4.89 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5620 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight80 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS24X80
Cross Sectional AreaA15161 mm2
Section Widthb178 mm
Section Depthd610 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.1 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx241 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry34 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx874000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy17000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2868000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy197000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3343000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy341000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2035000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1509000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight119 kg/m

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

A S24X80 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the S - Standard Wide Flange category. It weighs 80 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 23.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 24 in and 7 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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