Dimensions and section properties for W30X326

Structural sectional properties for a W30X326 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X326
Cross Sectional AreaA95.9 in2
Section Widthb15.4 in
Section Depthd32.4 in
Flange thicknesstf2.05 in
Web thicknesstw1.14 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx13.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.6 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16800 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1240 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1040 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy162 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1190 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy252 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ103 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw287000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight326 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW30X326
Cross Sectional AreaA61871 mm2
Section Widthb391 mm
Section Depthd823 mm
Flange thicknesstf52.1 mm
Web thicknesstw29 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx335 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6993000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy516000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17043000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2655000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19501000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4130000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ42872000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw77070000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight485 kg/m

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

A W30X326 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 326 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 95.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 32.4 in and 15.4 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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