Dimensions and section properties for W27X281

Structural sectional properties for a W27X281 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X281
Cross Sectional AreaA83.1 in2
Section Widthb14.4 in
Section Depthd29.3 in
Flange thicknesstf1.93 in
Web thicknesstw1.06 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.39 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy953 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx814 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy133 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx936 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy206 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ79.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw178000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight281 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X281
Cross Sectional AreaA53613 mm2
Section Widthb366 mm
Section Depthd744 mm
Flange thicknesstf49 mm
Web thicknesstw26.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx305 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry86 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4953000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy397000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13339000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2179000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15338000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3376000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ33090000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw47799000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight418 kg/m

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

A W27X281 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 281 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 83.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 29.3 in and 14.4 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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