Dimensions and section properties for W8X48

Structural sectional properties for a W8X48 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X48
Cross Sectional AreaA14.1 in2
Section Widthb8.11 in
Section Depthd8.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.685 in
Web thicknesstw0.4 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.61 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.08 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx184 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy60.9 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx43.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy15 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx49 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy22.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.96 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw931 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight48 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X48
Cross Sectional AreaA9097 mm2
Section Widthb206 mm
Section Depthd216 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.4 mm
Web thicknesstw10.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx92 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry53 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx77000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy25000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx708000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy246000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx803000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy375000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ816000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw250000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight71 kg/m

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

A W8X48 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 48 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.5 in and 8.11 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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