Dimensions and section properties for W24X103

Structural sectional properties for a W24X103 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X103
Cross Sectional AreaA30.3 in2
Section Widthb9 in
Section Depthd24.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.98 in
Web thicknesstw0.55 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.99 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3000 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy119 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx245 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy26.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx280 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy41.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7.07 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw16600 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight103 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X103
Cross Sectional AreaA19548 mm2
Section Widthb229 mm
Section Depthd622 mm
Flange thicknesstf24.9 mm
Web thicknesstw14 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx254 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry51 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1249000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy50000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4015000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy434000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4588000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy680000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2943000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4458000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight153 kg/m

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

A W24X103 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 103 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 30.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.5 in and 9 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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