Dimensions and section properties for W24X104

Structural sectional properties for a W24X104 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X104
Cross Sectional AreaA30.7 in2
Section Widthb12.8 in
Section Depthd24.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.75 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.1 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.91 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3100 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy259 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx258 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy40.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx289 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy62.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4.72 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw35200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight104 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X104
Cross Sectional AreaA19806 mm2
Section Widthb325 mm
Section Depthd612 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.1 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx257 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry74 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1290000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy108000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4228000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy667000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4736000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1023000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1965000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9452000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight155 kg/m

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

A W24X104 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 104 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 30.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.1 in and 12.8 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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