Dimensions and section properties for W24X76

Structural sectional properties for a W24X76 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X76
Cross Sectional AreaA22.4 in2
Section Widthb8.99 in
Section Depthd23.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.44 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.69 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.92 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2100 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy82.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx176 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy18.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx200 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy28.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.68 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11100 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight76 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X76
Cross Sectional AreaA14452 mm2
Section Widthb228 mm
Section Depthd607 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.3 mm
Web thicknesstw11.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx246 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry49 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx874000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy34000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2884000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy302000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3277000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy469000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1116000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2981000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight113 kg/m

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

A W24X76 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 76 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 22.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 23.9 in and 8.99 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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