Dimensions and section properties for W27X539

Structural sectional properties for a W27X539 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X539
Cross Sectional AreaA159 in2
Section Widthb15.3 in
Section Depthd32.5 in
Flange thicknesstf3.54 in
Web thicknesstw1.97 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.65 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx25600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2110 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1570 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy277 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1890 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy437 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ496 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw443000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight539 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X539
Cross Sectional AreaA102580 mm2
Section Widthb389 mm
Section Depthd826 mm
Flange thicknesstf89.9 mm
Web thicknesstw50 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx323 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry93 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10656000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy878000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx25728000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4539000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx30972000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy7161000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ206451000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw118961000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight802 kg/m

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

A W27X539 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 539 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 159 in2. The height and width of the section are 32.5 in and 15.3 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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