Dimensions and section properties for W18X76

Structural sectional properties for a W18X76 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X76
Cross Sectional AreaA22.3 in2
Section Widthb11 in
Section Depthd18.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.425 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.73 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.61 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1330 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy152 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx146 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy27.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx163 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy42.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.83 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11700 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight76 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X76
Cross Sectional AreaA14387 mm2
Section Widthb279 mm
Section Depthd462 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw10.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx196 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx554000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy63000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2393000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy452000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2671000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy692000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1178000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3142000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight113 kg/m

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

A W18X76 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 76 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 22.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.2 in and 11 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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