S 12X31.8 - Section Properties

The S 12X31.8 is a steel section with a mass of 47.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 304.8 mm and width of 127 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 60.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 9032 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 684.98 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 31.8 lb/ft (47.3 kg/m)
Depth: 12 in (304.8 mm)
Width: 5 in (127 mm)
Area: 9.31 in² (60.1 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)31.8 (47.3 kg/m)

h (in)12 (304.8 mm)

b (in)5 (127 mm)

t_w (in)0.35 (8.9 mm)

t_f (in)0.544 (13.8 mm)

A (in²)9.31 (60.1 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)217 (9032 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)36.2 (593.21 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)41.8 (684.98 cm³)

i_y (in)4.83 (12.27 cm)

I_z (in⁴)9.33 (388.3 cm⁴)