Dimensions and section properties for W27X235

Structural sectional properties for a W27X235 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X235
Cross Sectional AreaA69.4 in2
Section Widthb14.2 in
Section Depthd28.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.61 in
Web thicknesstw0.91 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.33 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy769 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx677 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy108 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx772 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy168 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ47 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw141000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight235 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X235
Cross Sectional AreaA44774 mm2
Section Widthb361 mm
Section Depthd729 mm
Flange thicknesstf40.9 mm
Web thicknesstw23.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx300 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry85 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4037000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy320000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11094000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1770000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx12651000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2753000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ19563000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw37864000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight350 kg/m

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

A W27X235 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 235 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 69.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 28.7 in and 14.2 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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