Dimensions and section properties for W12X14

Structural sectional properties for a W12X14 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X14
Cross Sectional AreaA4.16 in2
Section Widthb3.97 in
Section Depthd11.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.225 in
Web thicknesstw0.2 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.62 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.753 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx88.6 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.36 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx14.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.19 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0704 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw80.4 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight14 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X14
Cross Sectional AreaA2684 mm2
Section Widthb101 mm
Section Depthd302 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.7 mm
Web thicknesstw5.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx117 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry19 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx37000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx244000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy20000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx285000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy31000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ29000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw22000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight21 kg/m

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

A W12X14 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 14 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.16 in2. The height and width of the section are 11.9 in and 3.97 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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