Dimensions and section properties for W14X500

Structural sectional properties for a W14X500 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X500
Cross Sectional AreaA147 in2
Section Widthb17 in
Section Depthd19.6 in
Flange thicknesstf3.5 in
Web thicknesstw2.19 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.48 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.43 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8210 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2880 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx838 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy339 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1050 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy522 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ514 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw187000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight500 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X500
Cross Sectional AreaA94839 mm2
Section Widthb432 mm
Section Depthd498 mm
Flange thicknesstf88.9 mm
Web thicknesstw55.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx190 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry113 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3417000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1199000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13732000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5555000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17206000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8554000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ213943000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw50216000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight744 kg/m

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

A W14X500 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 500 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 147 in2. The height and width of the section are 19.6 in and 17 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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