Dimensions and section properties for W14X455

Structural sectional properties for a W14X455 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X455
Cross Sectional AreaA134 in2
Section Widthb16.8 in
Section Depthd19 in
Flange thicknesstf3.21 in
Web thicknesstw2.02 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.33 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.38 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7190 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2560 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx756 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy304 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx936 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy468 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ395 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw160000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight455 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X455
Cross Sectional AreaA86451 mm2
Section Widthb427 mm
Section Depthd483 mm
Flange thicknesstf81.5 mm
Web thicknesstw51.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx186 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry111 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2993000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1066000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12389000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4982000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15338000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy7669000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ164411000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw42966000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight677 kg/m

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

A W14X455 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 455 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 134 in2. The height and width of the section are 19 in and 16.8 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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