Dimensions and section properties for W30X191

Structural sectional properties for a W30X191 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X191
Cross Sectional AreaA56.1 in2
Section Widthb15 in
Section Depthd30.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.19 in
Web thicknesstw0.71 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx12.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.46 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9200 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy673 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx600 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy89.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx675 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy138 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ21 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw146000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight191 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X191
Cross Sectional AreaA36193 mm2
Section Widthb381 mm
Section Depthd780 mm
Flange thicknesstf30.2 mm
Web thicknesstw18 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx325 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry88 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3829000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy280000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9832000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1467000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11061000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2261000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8741000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw39206000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight284 kg/m

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

A W30X191 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 191 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 56.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 30.7 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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