Dimensions and section properties for W21X62

Structural sectional properties for a W21X62 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW21X62
Cross Sectional AreaA18.3 in2
Section Widthb8.24 in
Section Depthd21 in
Flange thicknesstf0.615 in
Web thicknesstw0.4 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx8.54 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.77 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1330 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy57.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx127 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy14 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx144 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy21.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.83 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5960 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight62 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW21X62
Cross Sectional AreaA11806 mm2
Section Widthb209 mm
Section Depthd533 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.6 mm
Web thicknesstw10.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx217 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry45 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx554000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy24000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2081000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy229000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2360000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy356000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ762000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1600000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight92 kg/m

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

A W21X62 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 62 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 18.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 21 in and 8.24 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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