Dimensions and section properties for W14X176

Structural sectional properties for a W14X176 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X176
Cross Sectional AreaA51.8 in2
Section Widthb15.7 in
Section Depthd15.2 in
Flange thicknesstf1.31 in
Web thicknesstw0.83 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.43 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.02 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2140 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy838 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx281 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy107 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx320 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy163 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ26.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw40500 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight176 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X176
Cross Sectional AreaA33419 mm2
Section Widthb399 mm
Section Depthd386 mm
Flange thicknesstf33.3 mm
Web thicknesstw21.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx163 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry102 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx891000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy349000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4605000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1753000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5244000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2671000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11030000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10876000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight262 kg/m

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

A W14X176 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 176 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 51.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 15.2 in and 15.7 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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