Dimensions and section properties for W36X487

Structural sectional properties for a W36X487 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X487
Cross Sectional AreaA143 in2
Section Widthb17.1 in
Section Depthd39.3 in
Flange thicknesstf2.68 in
Web thicknesstw1.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.96 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx36000 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2250 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1830 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy263 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2130 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy412 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ258 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw754000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight487 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW36X487
Cross Sectional AreaA92258 mm2
Section Widthb434 mm
Section Depthd998 mm
Flange thicknesstf68.1 mm
Web thicknesstw38.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx401 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry101 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx14984000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy937000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx29988000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4310000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx34904000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6751000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ107388000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw202476000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight725 kg/m

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

A W36X487 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 487 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 143 in2. The height and width of the section are 39.3 in and 17.1 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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