Dimensions and section properties for W8X58

Structural sectional properties for a W8X58 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X58
Cross Sectional AreaA17.1 in2
Section Widthb8.22 in
Section Depthd8.75 in
Flange thicknesstf0.81 in
Web thicknesstw0.51 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.65 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.1 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx228 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy75.1 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx52 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy18.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx59.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy27.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.33 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1180 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight58 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeW
Section NameNameW8X58
Cross Sectional AreaA11032 mm2
Section Widthb209 mm
Section Depthd222 mm
Flange thicknesstf20.6 mm
Web thicknesstw13 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx93 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry53 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx95000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy31000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx852000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy300000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx980000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy457000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1386000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw317000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight86 kg/m

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

A W8X58 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the W - Wide Flange category. It weighs 58 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 17.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.75 in and 8.22 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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