Dimensions and section properties for W27X146

Structural sectional properties for a W27X146 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X146
Cross Sectional AreaA43.2 in2
Section Widthb14 in
Section Depthd27.4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.975 in
Web thicknesstw0.605 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.2 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5660 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy443 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx414 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy63.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx464 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy97.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11.3 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw77200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight146 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X146
Cross Sectional AreaA27871 mm2
Section Widthb356 mm
Section Depthd696 mm
Flange thicknesstf24.8 mm
Web thicknesstw15.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx292 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry81 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2356000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy184000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6784000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1041000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7604000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1601000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4703000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw20731000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight217 kg/m

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

A W27X146 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 146 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 43.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 27.4 in and 14 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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