Dimensions and section properties for W12X252

Structural sectional properties for a W12X252 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X252
Cross Sectional AreaA74.1 in2
Section Widthb13 in
Section Depthd15.4 in
Flange thicknesstf2.25 in
Web thicknesstw1.4 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.06 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.34 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2720 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy828 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx353 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy127 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx428 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy196 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ108 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw35800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight252 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X252
Cross Sectional AreaA47806 mm2
Section Widthb330 mm
Section Depthd391 mm
Flange thicknesstf57.2 mm
Web thicknesstw35.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx154 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry85 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1132000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy345000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5785000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2081000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7014000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3212000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ44953000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9614000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight375 kg/m

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

A W12X252 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 252 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 74.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.4 in and 13 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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