Dimensions and section properties for W14X43

Structural sectional properties for a W14X43 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X43
Cross Sectional AreaA12.6 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd13.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.53 in
Web thicknesstw0.305 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.82 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.89 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx428 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy45.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx62.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy11.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx69.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy17.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.05 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1950 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight43 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X43
Cross Sectional AreaA8129 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd348 mm
Flange thicknesstf13.5 mm
Web thicknesstw7.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx148 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry48 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx178000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy19000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1026000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy185000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1141000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy283000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ437000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw524000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight64 kg/m

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

A W14X43 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 43 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 12.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 13.7 in and 8 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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