Dimensions and section properties for W14X159

Structural sectional properties for a W14X159 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X159
Cross Sectional AreaA46.7 in2
Section Widthb15.6 in
Section Depthd15 in
Flange thicknesstf1.19 in
Web thicknesstw0.745 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.38 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy748 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx254 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy96.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx287 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy146 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ19.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw35600 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight159 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X159
Cross Sectional AreaA30129 mm2
Section Widthb396 mm
Section Depthd381 mm
Flange thicknesstf30.2 mm
Web thicknesstw18.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx162 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry102 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx791000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy311000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4162000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1576000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4703000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2393000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8200000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9560000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight237 kg/m

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

A W14X159 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 159 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 46.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 15 in and 15.6 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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