Dimensions and section properties for W27X178

Structural sectional properties for a W27X178 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X178
Cross Sectional AreaA52.5 in2
Section Widthb14.1 in
Section Depthd27.8 in
Flange thicknesstf1.19 in
Web thicknesstw0.725 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.6 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.25 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7020 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy555 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx505 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy78.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx570 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy122 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ20.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw98400 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight178 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X178
Cross Sectional AreaA33871 mm2
Section Widthb358 mm
Section Depthd706 mm
Flange thicknesstf30.2 mm
Web thicknesstw18.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx295 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry83 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2922000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy231000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8275000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1291000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9341000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1999000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8366000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw26424000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight265 kg/m

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

A W27X178 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 178 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 52.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 27.8 in and 14.1 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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