Dimensions and section properties for W6X9

Structural sectional properties for a W6X9 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X9
Cross Sectional AreaA2.68 in2
Section Widthb3.94 in
Section Depthd5.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.215 in
Web thicknesstw0.17 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.47 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.905 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5.56 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.11 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.23 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.72 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0405 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw17.7 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight9 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW6X9
Cross Sectional AreaA1729 mm2
Section Widthb100 mm
Section Depthd150 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.5 mm
Web thicknesstw4.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx63 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry23 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx91000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy18000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx102000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy28000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ17000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 kg/m

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

A W6X9 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 9 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.68 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.9 in and 3.94 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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