Dimensions and section properties for W12X230

Structural sectional properties for a W12X230 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X230
Cross Sectional AreaA67.7 in2
Section Widthb12.9 in
Section Depthd15.1 in
Flange thicknesstf2.07 in
Web thicknesstw1.29 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.97 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.31 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2420 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy742 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx321 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy115 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx386 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy177 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ83.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw31200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight230 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X230
Cross Sectional AreaA43677 mm2
Section Widthb328 mm
Section Depthd384 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.6 mm
Web thicknesstw32.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx152 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry84 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1007000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy309000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5260000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1885000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6325000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2901000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ34880000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw8378000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight342 kg/m

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

A W12X230 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 230 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 67.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.1 in and 12.9 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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