Dimensions and section properties for W40X215

Structural sectional properties for a W40X215 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X215
Cross Sectional AreaA63.5 in2
Section Widthb15.8 in
Section Depthd39 in
Flange thicknesstf1.22 in
Web thicknesstw0.65 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.54 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16700 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy803 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx859 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy101 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx964 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy156 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ24.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw284000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight215 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X215
Cross Sectional AreaA40968 mm2
Section Widthb401 mm
Section Depthd991 mm
Flange thicknesstf31 mm
Web thicknesstw16.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx411 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry90 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6951000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy334000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx14076000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1655000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15797000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2556000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ10323000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw76264000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight320 kg/m

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

A W40X215 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 215 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 63.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 39 in and 15.8 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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