Dimensions and section properties for W10X60

Structural sectional properties for a W10X60 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X60
Cross Sectional AreaA17.7 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd10.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.42 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.39 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.57 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx341 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy116 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx66.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy23 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx74.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy35 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.48 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2640 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight60 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X60
Cross Sectional AreaA11419 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd259 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw10.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx112 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx142000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy48000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1093000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy377000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1222000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy574000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1032000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw709000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight89 kg/m

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

A W10X60 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 60 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 17.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.2 in and 10.1 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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