Dimensions and section properties for W33X201

Structural sectional properties for a W33X201 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X201
Cross Sectional AreaA59.1 in2
Section Widthb15.7 in
Section Depthd33.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.15 in
Web thicknesstw0.715 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.56 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy749 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx686 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy95.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx773 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy147 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ20.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw198000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight201 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW33X201
Cross Sectional AreaA38129 mm2
Section Widthb399 mm
Section Depthd856 mm
Flange thicknesstf29.2 mm
Web thicknesstw18.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx356 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry90 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4828000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy312000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11242000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1560000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx12667000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2409000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8658000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw53170000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight299 kg/m

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

A W33X201 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 201 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 59.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 33.7 in and 15.7 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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