Dimensions and section properties for W40X503

Structural sectional properties for a W40X503 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X503
Cross Sectional AreaA148 in2
Section Widthb16.4 in
Section Depthd42.1 in
Flange thicknesstf2.76 in
Web thicknesstw1.54 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx16.8 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.72 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx41600 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2040 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1980 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy249 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2320 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy394 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ277 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw789000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight503 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X503
Cross Sectional AreaA95484 mm2
Section Widthb417 mm
Section Depthd1069 mm
Flange thicknesstf70.1 mm
Web thicknesstw39.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx427 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry94 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx17315000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy849000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx32446000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4080000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx38018000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6457000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ115296000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw211875000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight749 kg/m

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

A W40X503 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 503 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 148 in2. The height and width of the section are 42.1 in and 16.4 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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