Dimensions and section properties for W24X55

Structural sectional properties for a W24X55 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X55
Cross Sectional AreaA16.2 in2
Section Widthb7.01 in
Section Depthd23.6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.505 in
Web thicknesstw0.395 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.11 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.34 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1350 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy29.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx114 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy8.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx134 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy13.3 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.18 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3870 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight55 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X55
Cross Sectional AreaA10452 mm2
Section Widthb178 mm
Section Depthd599 mm
Flange thicknesstf12.8 mm
Web thicknesstw10 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx231 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry34 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx562000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy12000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1868000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy136000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2196000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy218000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ491000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1039000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight82 kg/m

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

A W24X55 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 55 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 16.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 23.6 in and 7.01 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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