Dimensions and section properties for W18X97

Structural sectional properties for a W18X97 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X97
Cross Sectional AreaA28.5 in2
Section Widthb11.1 in
Section Depthd18.6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.87 in
Web thicknesstw0.535 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx7.82 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.65 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1750 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy201 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx188 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy36.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx211 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy55.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5.86 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw15800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight97 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW18X97
Cross Sectional AreaA18387 mm2
Section Widthb282 mm
Section Depthd472 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.1 mm
Web thicknesstw13.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx199 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx728000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy84000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3081000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy592000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3458000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy906000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2439000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4243000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight144 kg/m

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

A W18X97 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 97 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 28.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.6 in and 11.1 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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