Dimensions and section properties for W40X324

Structural sectional properties for a W40X324 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X324
Cross Sectional AreaA95.3 in2
Section Widthb15.9 in
Section Depthd40.2 in
Flange thicknesstf1.81 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.4 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.58 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx25600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1220 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1280 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy153 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1460 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy239 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ79.4 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw448000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight324 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X324
Cross Sectional AreaA61484 mm2
Section Widthb404 mm
Section Depthd1021 mm
Flange thicknesstf46 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx417 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry91 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10656000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy508000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20975000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2507000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx23925000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3917000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ33049000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw120304000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight482 kg/m

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

A W40X324 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 324 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 95.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 40.2 in and 15.9 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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