Dimensions and section properties for W10X17

Structural sectional properties for a W10X17 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X17
Cross Sectional AreaA4.99 in2
Section Widthb4.01 in
Section Depthd10.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.33 in
Web thicknesstw0.24 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.05 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.845 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx81.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3.56 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.78 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx18.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.156 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw85.1 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight17 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X17
Cross Sectional AreaA3219 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd257 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.4 mm
Web thicknesstw6.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx103 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry21 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx34000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx265000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy29000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx306000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy46000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ65000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw23000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight25 kg/m

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

A W10X17 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 17 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.99 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.1 in and 4.01 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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