Dimensions and section properties for W10X45

Structural sectional properties for a W10X45 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X45
Cross Sectional AreaA13.3 in2
Section Widthb8.02 in
Section Depthd10.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.62 in
Web thicknesstw0.35 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.32 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.01 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx248 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy53.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx49.1 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx54.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy20.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.51 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X45
Cross Sectional AreaA8581 mm2
Section Widthb204 mm
Section Depthd257 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.7 mm
Web thicknesstw8.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx110 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry51 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx103000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy22000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx805000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy218000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx900000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy333000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ629000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw322000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight67 kg/m

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

A W10X45 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 45 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.1 in and 8.02 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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