Dimensions and section properties for W36X395

Structural sectional properties for a W36X395 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X395
Cross Sectional AreaA116 in2
Section Widthb16.8 in
Section Depthd38.4 in
Flange thicknesstf2.2 in
Web thicknesstw1.22 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.88 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx28500 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1750 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1490 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy208 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1710 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy325 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ142 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw575000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight395 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X395
Cross Sectional AreaA74839 mm2
Section Widthb427 mm
Section Depthd975 mm
Flange thicknesstf55.9 mm
Web thicknesstw31 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx399 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry99 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11863000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy728000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx24417000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3409000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx28022000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy5326000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ59105000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw154408000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight588 kg/m

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

A W36X395 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 395 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 116 in2. The height and width of the section are 38.4 in and 16.8 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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