Dimensions and section properties for W40X297

Structural sectional properties for a W40X297 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X297
Cross Sectional AreaA87.3 in2
Section Widthb15.8 in
Section Depthd39.8 in
Flange thicknesstf1.65 in
Web thicknesstw0.93 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.54 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx23200 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1090 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1170 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy138 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1330 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy215 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ61.2 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw399000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight297 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X297
Cross Sectional AreaA56322 mm2
Section Widthb401 mm
Section Depthd1011 mm
Flange thicknesstf41.9 mm
Web thicknesstw23.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx414 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry90 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9657000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy454000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx19173000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2261000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx21795000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3523000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ25473000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw107146000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight442 kg/m

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

A W40X297 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 297 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 87.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 39.8 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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