Dimensions and section properties for S8X23

Structural sectional properties for a S8X23 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS8X23
Cross Sectional AreaA6.76 in2
Section Widthb4.17 in
Section Depthd8 in
Flange thicknesstf0.425 in
Web thicknesstw0.441 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.09 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.795 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx64.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4.27 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.05 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.67 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.55 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw61.2 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight23 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeS
Section NameNameS8X23
Cross Sectional AreaA4361 mm2
Section Widthb106 mm
Section Depthd203 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.8 mm
Web thicknesstw11.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx78 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry20 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx27000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx265000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy34000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx315000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy60000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ229000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw16000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight34 kg/m

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

A S8X23 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the S - Standard Wide Flange category. It weighs 23 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 6.76 in2. The height and width of the section are 8 in and 4.17 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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