Dimensions and section properties for W6X15

Structural sectional properties for a W6X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.43 in2
Section Widthb5.99 in
Section Depthd5.99 in
Flange thicknesstf0.26 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.56 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.45 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx29.1 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy9.32 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9.72 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.11 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx10.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.75 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.101 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw76.5 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2858 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.6 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx65 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry37 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx159000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy51000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx177000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy78000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ42000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw21000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A W6X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.43 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.99 in and 5.99 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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