Dimensions and section properties for W12X50

Structural sectional properties for a W12X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.6 in2
Section Widthb8.08 in
Section Depthd12.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.64 in
Web thicknesstw0.37 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.18 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.96 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx391 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy56.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx64.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx71.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy21.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.71 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1880 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9419 mm2
Section Widthb205 mm
Section Depthd310 mm
Flange thicknesstf16.3 mm
Web thicknesstw9.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx132 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry50 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx163000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy23000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1052000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy228000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1178000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy349000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ712000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw505000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

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

A W12X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 12.2 in and 8.08 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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