Dimensions and section properties for W10X30

Structural sectional properties for a W10X30 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X30
Cross Sectional AreaA8.84 in2
Section Widthb5.81 in
Section Depthd10.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.51 in
Web thicknesstw0.3 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.38 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.37 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx170 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy16.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx32.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.75 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx36.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.84 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.622 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw414 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X30
Cross Sectional AreaA5703 mm2
Section Widthb148 mm
Section Depthd267 mm
Flange thicknesstf13 mm
Web thicknesstw7.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx111 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry35 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx71000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx531000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy94000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx600000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy145000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ259000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw111000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 kg/m

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

A W10X30 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 30 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.84 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.5 in and 5.81 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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