Dimensions and section properties for W24X306

Structural sectional properties for a W24X306 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X306
Cross Sectional AreaA89.7 in2
Section Widthb13.4 in
Section Depthd27.1 in
Flange thicknesstf2.28 in
Web thicknesstw1.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.9 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.2 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy919 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx789 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy137 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx922 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy214 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ117 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw142000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight306 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X306
Cross Sectional AreaA57871 mm2
Section Widthb340 mm
Section Depthd688 mm
Flange thicknesstf57.9 mm
Web thicknesstw32 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx277 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry81 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4454000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy383000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12929000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2245000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15109000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3507000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ48699000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw38132000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight455 kg/m

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

A W24X306 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 306 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 89.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 27.1 in and 13.4 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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