Dimensions and section properties for W36X262

Structural sectional properties for a W36X262 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X262
Cross Sectional AreaA77.2 in2
Section Widthb16.6 in
Section Depthd36.9 in
Flange thicknesstf1.44 in
Web thicknesstw0.84 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.76 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx17900 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1090 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx972 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy132 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1100 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy204 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ41.6 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw342000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight262 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X262
Cross Sectional AreaA49806 mm2
Section Widthb422 mm
Section Depthd937 mm
Flange thicknesstf36.6 mm
Web thicknesstw21.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx389 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry96 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7451000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy454000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15928000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2163000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx18026000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3343000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ17315000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw91839000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight390 kg/m

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

A W36X262 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 262 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 77.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 36.9 in and 16.6 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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