Dimensions and section properties for W6X20

Structural sectional properties for a W6X20 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X20
Cross Sectional AreaA5.87 in2
Section Widthb6.02 in
Section Depthd6.2 in
Flange thicknesstf0.365 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.66 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.5 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx41.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy13.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx13.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.41 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6.72 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.24 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw113 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight20 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X20
Cross Sectional AreaA3787 mm2
Section Widthb153 mm
Section Depthd157 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.3 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx68 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry38 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx17000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy6000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx220000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy72000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx246000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy110000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ100000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw30000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 kg/m

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

A W6X20 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 20 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5.87 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.2 in and 6.02 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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