Dimensions and section properties for W27X84

Structural sectional properties for a W27X84 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X84
Cross Sectional AreaA24.7 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd26.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.64 in
Web thicknesstw0.46 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.07 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2850 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy106 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx213 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy21.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx244 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy33.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.81 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw17900 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight84 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X84
Cross Sectional AreaA15935 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd678 mm
Flange thicknesstf16.3 mm
Web thicknesstw11.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx272 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry53 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1186000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy44000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3490000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy347000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3998000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy544000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1170000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4807000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight125 kg/m

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

A W27X84 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 84 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 24.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 26.7 in and 10 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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