Dimensions and section properties for W24X62

Structural sectional properties for a W24X62 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X62
Cross Sectional AreaA18.2 in2
Section Widthb7.04 in
Section Depthd23.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.59 in
Web thicknesstw0.43 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.23 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.38 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1550 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy34.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx131 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx153 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy15.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.71 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4620 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight62 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X62
Cross Sectional AreaA11742 mm2
Section Widthb179 mm
Section Depthd602 mm
Flange thicknesstf15 mm
Web thicknesstw10.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx234 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry35 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx645000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy14000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2147000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy161000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2507000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy257000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ712000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1241000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight92 kg/m

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

A W24X62 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 62 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 18.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 23.7 in and 7.04 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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