Dimensions and section properties for W8X15

Structural sectional properties for a W8X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.44 in2
Section Widthb4.02 in
Section Depthd8.11 in
Flange thicknesstf0.315 in
Web thicknesstw0.245 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.29 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.876 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx48 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3.41 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.67 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.137 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw51.8 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2865 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd206 mm
Flange thicknesstf8 mm
Web thicknesstw6.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx84 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry22 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx193000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy28000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx223000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy44000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ57000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw14000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A W8X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.44 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.11 in and 4.02 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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