Dimensions and section properties for W10X26

Structural sectional properties for a W10X26 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X26
Cross Sectional AreaA7.61 in2
Section Widthb5.77 in
Section Depthd10.3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.44 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.35 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.36 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx144 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy14.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx27.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.89 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx31.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy7.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.402 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw345 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight26 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X26
Cross Sectional AreaA4910 mm2
Section Widthb147 mm
Section Depthd262 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.2 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx110 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry35 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx60000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy6000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx457000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy80000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx513000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy123000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ167000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw93000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight39 kg/m

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

A W10X26 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 26 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 7.61 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.3 in and 5.77 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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