Dimensions and section properties for W36X232

Structural sectional properties for a W36X232 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X232
Cross Sectional AreaA68 in2
Section Widthb12.1 in
Section Depthd37.1 in
Flange thicknesstf1.57 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx14.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.62 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15000 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy468 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx809 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy77.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx936 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy122 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ39.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw148000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight232 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X232
Cross Sectional AreaA43871 mm2
Section Widthb307 mm
Section Depthd942 mm
Flange thicknesstf39.9 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx376 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6243000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy195000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13257000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1265000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15338000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1999000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ16483000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw39743000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight345 kg/m

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

A W36X232 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 232 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 68 in2. The height and width of the section are 37.1 in and 12.1 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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