Dimensions and section properties for W12X210

Structural sectional properties for a W12X210 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X210
Cross Sectional AreaA61.8 in2
Section Widthb12.8 in
Section Depthd14.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.9 in
Web thicknesstw1.18 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.89 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.28 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2140 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy664 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx292 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy104 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx348 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy159 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ64.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw27200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight210 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X210
Cross Sectional AreaA39871 mm2
Section Widthb325 mm
Section Depthd373 mm
Flange thicknesstf48.3 mm
Web thicknesstw30 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx150 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry83 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx891000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy276000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4785000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1704000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5703000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2606000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ26930000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw7304000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight313 kg/m

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

A W12X210 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 210 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 61.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.7 in and 12.8 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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