Dimensions and section properties for W12X152

Structural sectional properties for a W12X152 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X152
Cross Sectional AreaA44.7 in2
Section Widthb12.5 in
Section Depthd13.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.4 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.66 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.19 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1430 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy454 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx209 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy72.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx243 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy111 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ25.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw17200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight152 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X152
Cross Sectional AreaA28839 mm2
Section Widthb318 mm
Section Depthd348 mm
Flange thicknesstf35.6 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx144 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry81 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx595000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy189000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3425000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1193000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3982000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1819000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ10739000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4619000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight226 kg/m

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

A W12X152 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 152 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 44.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 13.7 in and 12.5 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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