Dimensions and section properties for W27X102

Structural sectional properties for a W27X102 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X102
Cross Sectional AreaA30 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd27.1 in
Flange thicknesstf0.83 in
Web thicknesstw0.515 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.15 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3620 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy139 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx267 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy27.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx305 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy43.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5.28 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw24000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight102 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X102
Cross Sectional AreaA19355 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd688 mm
Flange thicknesstf21.1 mm
Web thicknesstw13.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx279 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry55 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1507000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy58000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4375000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy456000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4998000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy711000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2198000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw6445000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight152 kg/m

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

A W27X102 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 102 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 30 in2. The height and width of the section are 27.1 in and 10 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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