Dimensions and section properties for W16X45

Structural sectional properties for a W16X45 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X45
Cross Sectional AreaA13.3 in2
Section Widthb7.04 in
Section Depthd16.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.565 in
Web thicknesstw0.345 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx6.65 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.57 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx586 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy32.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx72.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9.34 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx82.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy14.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.11 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1990 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW16X45
Cross Sectional AreaA8581 mm2
Section Widthb179 mm
Section Depthd409 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.4 mm
Web thicknesstw8.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx169 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry40 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx244000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy14000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1191000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy153000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1349000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy238000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ462000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw534000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight67 kg/m

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

A W16X45 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 45 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 16.1 in and 7.04 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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