Dimensions and section properties for W14X550

Structural sectional properties for a W14X550 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X550
Cross Sectional AreaA162 in2
Section Widthb17.2 in
Section Depthd20.2 in
Flange thicknesstf3.82 in
Web thicknesstw2.38 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.63 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry4.49 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9430 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3250 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx931 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy378 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1180 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy583 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ669 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw219000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight550 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW14X550
Cross Sectional AreaA104516 mm2
Section Widthb437 mm
Section Depthd513 mm
Flange thicknesstf97 mm
Web thicknesstw60.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx194 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry114 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3925000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1353000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15256000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6194000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19337000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy9554000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ278459000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw58809000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight818 kg/m

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

A W14X550 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 550 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 162 in2. The height and width of the section are 20.2 in and 17.2 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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