Dimensions and section properties for W18X60

Structural sectional properties for a W18X60 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X60
Cross Sectional AreaA17.6 in2
Section Widthb7.56 in
Section Depthd18.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.695 in
Web thicknesstw0.415 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.47 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.68 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx984 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy50.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx108 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx123 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy20.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.17 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3850 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight60 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X60
Cross Sectional AreaA11355 mm2
Section Widthb192 mm
Section Depthd462 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.7 mm
Web thicknesstw10.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx190 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry43 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx410000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy21000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1770000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy218000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2016000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy338000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ903000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1034000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight89 kg/m

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

A W18X60 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 60 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 17.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.2 in and 7.56 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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