Dimensions and section properties for W6X25

Structural sectional properties for a W6X25 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X25
Cross Sectional AreaA7.34 in2
Section Widthb6.08 in
Section Depthd6.38 in
Flange thicknesstf0.455 in
Web thicknesstw0.32 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.7 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.52 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx53.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy17.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.61 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx18.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.56 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.461 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw150 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight25 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X25
Cross Sectional AreaA4735 mm2
Section Widthb154 mm
Section Depthd162 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.6 mm
Web thicknesstw8.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx69 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx22000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx274000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy92000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx310000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy140000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ192000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw40000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight37 kg/m

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

A W6X25 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 25 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 7.34 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.38 in and 6.08 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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