Dimensions and section properties for W14X257

Structural sectional properties for a W14X257 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X257
Cross Sectional AreaA75.6 in2
Section Widthb16 in
Section Depthd16.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.89 in
Web thicknesstw1.18 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.71 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.13 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3400 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1290 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx415 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy161 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx487 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy246 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ79.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw67800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight257 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X257
Cross Sectional AreaA48774 mm2
Section Widthb406 mm
Section Depthd417 mm
Flange thicknesstf48 mm
Web thicknesstw30 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx170 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry105 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1415000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy537000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6801000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2638000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7981000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4031000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ32924000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw18207000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight382 kg/m

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

A W14X257 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 257 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 75.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.4 in and 16 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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