Dimensions and section properties for W12X53

Structural sectional properties for a W12X53 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X53
Cross Sectional AreaA15.6 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd12.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.575 in
Web thicknesstw0.345 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.23 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.48 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx425 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy95.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx70.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy19.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx77.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy29.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.58 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3160 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight53 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X53
Cross Sectional AreaA10064 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd307 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.6 mm
Web thicknesstw8.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx133 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry63 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx177000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy40000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1157000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy315000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1277000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy477000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ658000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw849000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight79 kg/m

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

A W12X53 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 53 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 15.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 12.1 in and 10 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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