W 24X55 - Section Properties

The W 24X55 is a steel section with a mass of 81.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 599.4 mm and width of 178.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 104.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 56191 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 2195.9 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 55 lb/ft (81.8 kg/m)
Depth: 23.6 in (599.4 mm)
Width: 7.01 in (178.1 mm)
Area: 16.2 in² (104.5 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)55 (81.8 kg/m)

h (in)23.6 (599.4 mm)

b (in)7.01 (178.1 mm)

t_w (in)0.395 (10 mm)

t_f (in)0.505 (12.8 mm)

A (in²)16.2 (104.5 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)1350 (56191 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)114 (1868.1 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)134 (2195.9 cm³)

i_y (in)9.11 (23.14 cm)

I_z (in⁴)29.1 (1211 cm⁴)