Dimensions and section properties for W12X190

Structural sectional properties for a W12X190 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X190
Cross Sectional AreaA56 in2
Section Widthb12.7 in
Section Depthd14.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.74 in
Web thicknesstw1.06 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.82 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.25 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1890 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy589 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx263 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy93 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx311 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy143 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ48.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw23600 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight190 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X190
Cross Sectional AreaA36129 mm2
Section Widthb323 mm
Section Depthd366 mm
Flange thicknesstf44.2 mm
Web thicknesstw26.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx148 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry83 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx787000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy245000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4310000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1524000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5096000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2343000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ20312000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw6337000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight283 kg/m

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

A W12X190 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 190 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 56 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.4 in and 12.7 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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