Dimensions and section properties for W12X96

Structural sectional properties for a W12X96 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X96
Cross Sectional AreaA28.2 in2
Section Widthb12.2 in
Section Depthd12.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.9 in
Web thicknesstw0.55 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.44 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.09 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx833 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy270 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx131 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy44.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx147 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy67.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6.85 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9410 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight96 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW12X96
Cross Sectional AreaA18194 mm2
Section Widthb310 mm
Section Depthd323 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.9 mm
Web thicknesstw14 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx138 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry78 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx347000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy112000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2147000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy728000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2409000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1106000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2851000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2527000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight143 kg/m

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

A W12X96 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 96 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 28.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 12.7 in and 12.2 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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