Dimensions and section properties for W24X250

Structural sectional properties for a W24X250 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X250
Cross Sectional AreaA73.5 in2
Section Widthb13.2 in
Section Depthd26.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1.89 in
Web thicknesstw1.04 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.14 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8490 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy724 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx644 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy110 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx744 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy171 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ66.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw108000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight250 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X250
Cross Sectional AreaA47419 mm2
Section Widthb335 mm
Section Depthd668 mm
Flange thicknesstf48 mm
Web thicknesstw26.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx272 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry80 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3534000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy301000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10553000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1803000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx12192000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2802000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ27721000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw29002000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight372 kg/m

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

A W24X250 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 250 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 73.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 26.3 in and 13.2 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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