Dimensions and section properties for W30X173

Structural sectional properties for a W30X173 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X173
Cross Sectional AreaA50.9 in2
Section Widthb15 in
Section Depthd30.4 in
Flange thicknesstf1.07 in
Web thicknesstw0.655 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.42 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8230 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy598 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx541 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy79.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx607 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy123 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw129000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight173 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X173
Cross Sectional AreaA32839 mm2
Section Widthb381 mm
Section Depthd772 mm
Flange thicknesstf27.2 mm
Web thicknesstw16.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx323 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry87 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3426000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy249000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8865000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1308000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9947000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2016000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6493000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw34641000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight257 kg/m

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

A W30X173 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 173 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 50.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 30.4 in and 15 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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