Dimensions and section properties for W27X258

Structural sectional properties for a W27X258 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X258
Cross Sectional AreaA76.1 in2
Section Widthb14.3 in
Section Depthd29 in
Flange thicknesstf1.77 in
Web thicknesstw0.98 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx11.9 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.36 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10800 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy859 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx745 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy120 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx852 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy187 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ61.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw159000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight258 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X258
Cross Sectional AreaA49097 mm2
Section Widthb363 mm
Section Depthd737 mm
Flange thicknesstf45 mm
Web thicknesstw24.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx302 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry85 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4495000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy358000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12208000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1966000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13962000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3064000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ25640000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw42697000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight384 kg/m

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

A W27X258 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 258 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 76.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 29 in and 14.3 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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