Dimensions and section properties for W6X12

Structural sectional properties for a W6X12 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X12
Cross Sectional AreaA3.55 in2
Section Widthb4 in
Section Depthd6.03 in
Flange thicknesstf0.28 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.49 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.918 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx22.1 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.99 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7.31 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.32 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0903 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw24.7 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight12 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X12
Cross Sectional AreaA2290 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd153 mm
Flange thicknesstf7.1 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx63 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry23 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx120000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy25000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx136000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy38000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ38000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw7000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight18 kg/m

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

A W6X12 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 12 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.55 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.03 in and 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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