Dimensions and section properties for W5X16

Structural sectional properties for a W5X16 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW5X16
Cross Sectional AreaA4.71 in2
Section Widthb5 in
Section Depthd5.01 in
Flange thicknesstf0.36 in
Web thicknesstw0.24 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.13 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.26 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx21.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7.51 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8.55 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9.63 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.58 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.192 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw40.6 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight16 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW5X16
Cross Sectional AreaA3039 mm2
Section Widthb127 mm
Section Depthd127 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.1 mm
Web thicknesstw6.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx54 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry32 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx140000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy49000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx158000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy75000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ80000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight24 kg/m

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

A W5X16 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 16 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.71 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.01 in and 5 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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