Dimensions and section properties for W44X230

Structural sectional properties for a W44X230 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW44X230
Cross Sectional AreaA67.8 in2
Section Widthb15.8 in
Section Depthd42.9 in
Flange thicknesstf1.22 in
Web thicknesstw0.71 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx17.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.43 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20800 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy796 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx971 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy101 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1100 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy157 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ24.9 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw346000 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight230 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW44X230
Cross Sectional AreaA43742 mm2
Section Widthb401 mm
Section Depthd1090 mm
Flange thicknesstf31 mm
Web thicknesstw18 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx445 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry87 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8658000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy331000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15912000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1655000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx18026000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2573000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ10364000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw92913000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight342 kg/m

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

A W44X230 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 230 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 67.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 42.9 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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