Dimensions and section properties for W24X131

Structural sectional properties for a W24X131 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X131
Cross Sectional AreaA38.6 in2
Section Widthb12.9 in
Section Depthd24.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.96 in
Web thicknesstw0.605 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.97 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4020 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy340 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx329 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy53 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx370 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy81.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ9.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw47100 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight131 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X131
Cross Sectional AreaA24903 mm2
Section Widthb328 mm
Section Depthd622 mm
Flange thicknesstf24.4 mm
Web thicknesstw15.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx259 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry75 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1673000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy142000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5391000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy869000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6063000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1336000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3954000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw12648000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight195 kg/m

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

A W24X131 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 131 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 38.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.5 in and 12.9 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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