Dimensions and section properties for W36X150

Structural sectional properties for a W36X150 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X150
Cross Sectional AreaA44.3 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd35.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.94 in
Web thicknesstw0.625 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.47 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9040 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy270 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx504 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy45.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx581 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy70.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ10.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw82200 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight150 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X150
Cross Sectional AreaA28581 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd912 mm
Flange thicknesstf23.9 mm
Web thicknesstw15.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx363 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry63 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3763000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy112000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8259000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy739000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9521000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1162000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4204000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw22074000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight223 kg/m

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

A W36X150 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 150 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 44.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 35.9 in and 12 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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