Dimensions and section properties for W10X68

Structural sectional properties for a W10X68 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X68
Cross Sectional AreaA19.9 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd10.4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.77 in
Web thicknesstw0.47 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.44 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.59 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx394 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy134 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx75.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy26.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx85.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy40.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.56 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3100 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight68 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW10X68
Cross Sectional AreaA12839 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd264 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.6 mm
Web thicknesstw11.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx113 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx164000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy56000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1241000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy433000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1398000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy657000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1482000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw832000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight101 kg/m

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

A W10X68 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 68 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 19.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 10.4 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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