Dimensions and section properties for W24X84

Structural sectional properties for a W24X84 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X84
Cross Sectional AreaA24.7 in2
Section Widthb9.02 in
Section Depthd24.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.77 in
Web thicknesstw0.47 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx9.79 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.95 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2370 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy94.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx196 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy20.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx224 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy32.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw12800 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight84 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW24X84
Cross Sectional AreaA15935 mm2
Section Widthb229 mm
Section Depthd612 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.6 mm
Web thicknesstw11.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx249 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry50 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx986000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy39000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3212000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy342000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3671000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy534000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1540000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3437000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight125 kg/m

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

A W24X84 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 84 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 24.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 24.1 in and 9.02 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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