Dimensions and section properties for W27X161

Structural sectional properties for a W27X161 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X161
Cross Sectional AreaA47.6 in2
Section Widthb14 in
Section Depthd27.6 in
Flange thicknesstf1.08 in
Web thicknesstw0.66 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.23 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6310 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy497 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx458 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy70.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx515 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy109 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw87300 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight161 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X161
Cross Sectional AreaA30710 mm2
Section Widthb356 mm
Section Depthd701 mm
Flange thicknesstf27.4 mm
Web thicknesstw16.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx292 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry82 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2626000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy207000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7505000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1162000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8439000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1786000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6285000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw23443000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight240 kg/m

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

A W27X161 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 161 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 47.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 27.6 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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