Dimensions and section properties for W8X10

Structural sectional properties for a W8X10 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X10
Cross Sectional AreaA2.96 in2
Section Widthb3.94 in
Section Depthd7.89 in
Flange thicknesstf0.205 in
Web thicknesstw0.17 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.22 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.841 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx30.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.09 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7.81 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.06 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.87 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.66 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0426 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw30.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight10 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X10
Cross Sectional AreaA1910 mm2
Section Widthb100 mm
Section Depthd200 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.2 mm
Web thicknesstw4.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx82 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry21 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx128000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx145000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy27000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ18000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw8000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 kg/m

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

A W8X10 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 10 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.96 in2. The height and width of the section are 7.89 in and 3.94 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

kip

The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft

The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft