Dimensions and section properties for W6X16

Structural sectional properties for a W6X16 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X16
Cross Sectional AreaA4.74 in2
Section Widthb4.03 in
Section Depthd6.28 in
Flange thicknesstf0.405 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.6 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.967 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx32.1 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4.43 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.39 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.223 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw38.2 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight16 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X16
Cross Sectional AreaA3058 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd160 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.3 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx66 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry25 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx167000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy36000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx192000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy56000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ93000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10000000000 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 W6X16 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 4.74 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.28 in and 4.03 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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