Dimensions and section properties for W40X593

Structural sectional properties for a W40X593 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X593
Cross Sectional AreaA174 in2
Section Widthb16.7 in
Section Depthd43 in
Flange thicknesstf3.23 in
Web thicknesstw1.79 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx17 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.8 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx50400 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2520 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2340 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy302 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2760 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy481 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ445 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw997000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight593 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW40X593
Cross Sectional AreaA112258 mm2
Section Widthb424 mm
Section Depthd1092 mm
Flange thicknesstf82 mm
Web thicknesstw45.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx432 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry97 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20978000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1049000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx38346000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4949000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx45228000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy7882000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ185223000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw267730000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight882 kg/m

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

A W40X593 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 593 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 174 in2. The height and width of the section are 43 in and 16.7 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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