Dimensions and section properties for W10X15

Structural sectional properties for a W10X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.41 in2
Section Widthb4 in
Section Depthd9.99 in
Flange thicknesstf0.27 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.95 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.81 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx68.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.89 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.45 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx16 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.104 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw68.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2845 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd254 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.9 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx100 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry21 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx29000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx226000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy24000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx262000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy38000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ43000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw18000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A W10X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.41 in2. The height and width of the section are 9.99 in and 4 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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