Dimensions and section properties for W24X146

Structural sectional properties for a W24X146 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X146
Cross Sectional AreaA43 in2
Section Widthb12.9 in
Section Depthd24.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.09 in
Web thicknesstw0.65 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.01 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4580 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy391 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx371 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy60.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx418 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy93.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ13.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw54600 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight146 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X146
Cross Sectional AreaA27742 mm2
Section Widthb328 mm
Section Depthd627 mm
Flange thicknesstf27.7 mm
Web thicknesstw16.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx262 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry76 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1906000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy163000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6080000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy991000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6850000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1527000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5578000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw14662000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight217 kg/m

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

A W24X146 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 146 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 43 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.7 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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