Dimensions and section properties for W14X38

Structural sectional properties for a W14X38 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X38
Cross Sectional AreaA11.2 in2
Section Widthb6.77 in
Section Depthd14.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.515 in
Web thicknesstw0.31 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.87 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.55 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx385 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy26.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx54.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy7.88 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx61.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy12.1 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.798 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1230 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight38 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X38
Cross Sectional AreaA7226 mm2
Section Widthb172 mm
Section Depthd358 mm
Flange thicknesstf13.1 mm
Web thicknesstw7.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx149 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx160000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy11000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx895000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy129000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1008000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy198000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ332000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw330000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 kg/m

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

A W14X38 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 38 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 14.1 in and 6.77 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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