Dimensions and section properties for W27X94

Structural sectional properties for a W27X94 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X94
Cross Sectional AreaA27.6 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd26.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.745 in
Web thicknesstw0.49 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx10.9 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.12 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3270 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy124 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx243 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy24.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx278 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy38.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4.03 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw21300 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight94 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW27X94
Cross Sectional AreaA17806 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd683 mm
Flange thicknesstf18.9 mm
Web thicknesstw12.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx277 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry54 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1361000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy52000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3982000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy406000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4556000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy636000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1677000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5720000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight140 kg/m

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

A W27X94 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 94 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 27.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 26.9 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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