Dimensions and section properties for W27X217

Structural sectional properties for a W27X217 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X217
Cross Sectional AreaA63.9 in2
Section Widthb14.1 in
Section Depthd28.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.5 in
Web thicknesstw0.83 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.32 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8910 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy704 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx627 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy100 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx711 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy154 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ37.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw128000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight217 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X217
Cross Sectional AreaA41226 mm2
Section Widthb358 mm
Section Depthd721 mm
Flange thicknesstf38.1 mm
Web thicknesstw21.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx300 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry84 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3709000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy293000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10275000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1639000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11651000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2524000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15650000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw34373000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight323 kg/m

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

A W27X217 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 217 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 63.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 28.4 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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