Dimensions and section properties for S5X10

Structural sectional properties for a S5X10 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS5X10
Cross Sectional AreaA2.93 in2
Section Widthb3 in
Section Depthd5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.326 in
Web thicknesstw0.214 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.05 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.638 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12.3 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.19 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.795 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5.66 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.37 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.114 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw6.52 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight10 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS5X10
Cross Sectional AreaA1890 mm2
Section Widthb76 mm
Section Depthd127 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.3 mm
Web thicknesstw5.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx52 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry16 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx80000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx93000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy22000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ47000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 kg/m

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

A S5X10 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the S - Standard Wide Flange category. It weighs 10 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.93 in2. The height and width of the section are 5 in and 3 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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