Dimensions and section properties for W24X176

Structural sectional properties for a W24X176 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X176
Cross Sectional AreaA51.7 in2
Section Widthb12.9 in
Section Depthd25.2 in
Flange thicknesstf1.34 in
Web thicknesstw0.75 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.04 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5680 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy479 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx450 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy74.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx511 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy115 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ23.9 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw68400 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight176 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X176
Cross Sectional AreaA33355 mm2
Section Widthb328 mm
Section Depthd640 mm
Flange thicknesstf34 mm
Web thicknesstw19.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx267 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry77 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2364000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy199000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7374000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1218000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8374000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1885000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ9948000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw18368000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight262 kg/m

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

A W24X176 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 176 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 51.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 25.2 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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