Dimensions and section properties for W40X167

Structural sectional properties for a W40X167 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X167
Cross Sectional AreaA49.3 in2
Section Widthb11.8 in
Section Depthd38.6 in
Flange thicknesstf1.03 in
Web thicknesstw0.65 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx15.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.4 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy283 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx600 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy47.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx693 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy76 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ14 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw99700 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight167 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X167
Cross Sectional AreaA31806 mm2
Section Widthb300 mm
Section Depthd980 mm
Flange thicknesstf26.2 mm
Web thicknesstw16.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx389 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry61 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4828000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy118000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9832000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy785000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11356000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1245000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5827000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw26773000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight249 kg/m

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

A W40X167 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 167 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 49.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 38.6 in and 11.8 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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