Dimensions and section properties for W8X24

Structural sectional properties for a W8X24 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X24
Cross Sectional AreaA7.08 in2
Section Widthb6.5 in
Section Depthd7.93 in
Flange thicknesstf0.4 in
Web thicknesstw0.245 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.42 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.61 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx82.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy18.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.63 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx23.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.57 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.346 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw259 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight24 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X24
Cross Sectional AreaA4568 mm2
Section Widthb165 mm
Section Depthd201 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.2 mm
Web thicknesstw6.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx87 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry41 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx34000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx342000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy92000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx379000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy140000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ144000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw70000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight36 kg/m

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

A W8X24 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 24 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 7.08 in2. The height and width of the section are 7.93 in and 6.5 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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