Dimensions and section properties for W14X398

Structural sectional properties for a W14X398 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X398
Cross Sectional AreaA117 in2
Section Widthb16.6 in
Section Depthd18.3 in
Flange thicknesstf2.85 in
Web thicknesstw1.77 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.16 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.31 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6000 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2170 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx656 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy262 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx801 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy402 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ273 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw129000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight398 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X398
Cross Sectional AreaA75484 mm2
Section Widthb422 mm
Section Depthd465 mm
Flange thicknesstf72.4 mm
Web thicknesstw45 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx182 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry109 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2497000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy903000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10750000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4293000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13126000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6588000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ113631000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw34641000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight592 kg/m

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

A W14X398 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 398 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 117 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.3 in and 16.6 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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