Dimensions and section properties for W14X22

Structural sectional properties for a W14X22 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X22
Cross Sectional AreaA6.49 in2
Section Widthb5 in
Section Depthd13.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.335 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.54 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.04 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx199 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx29 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx33.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.39 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.208 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw314 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X22
Cross Sectional AreaA4187 mm2
Section Widthb127 mm
Section Depthd348 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.5 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx141 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry26 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx83000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx475000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy46000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx544000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy72000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ87000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw84000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight33 kg/m

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

A W14X22 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 22 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 6.49 in2. The height and width of the section are 13.7 in and 5 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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