W14X74 Structural Steel Wide-flange Section

In W14X74 steel h column, "W" means wide flange steel, "14" means the nominal height of the steel is 14 inches, about 355.6mm, and "74" means the weight of the steel per foot is 74 pounds, about 110.2kg/m.

In terms of the actual size of W14X74 structural h beam, the section height is about 14.17 inches (359.9mm), the flange width is about 10.07 inches (255.8mm), the flange thickness is about 0.785 inches (19.9mm), and the web thickness is about 0.450 inches (11.4mm).

Sectional characteristics of W14X74 h section beam

The cross-sectional area is about 21.8 square inches (140.6cm²); the moment of inertia (Ix) is about 796 inches⁴ (about 331.3cm⁴), the moment of inertia (Iy) is about 145 inches⁴ (about 60.3cm⁴); the section modulus (Sx) is about 112 inches³ (about 1835.5cm³), and the section modulus (Sy) is about 28.8 inches³ (about 471.9cm³).

Mechanical properties of W14X74 h beam structure

If common structural steel materials are used, the yield strength is usually not less than 345MPa, the tensile strength is about 490-620MPa, and the elastic modulus is about 200GPa. It has good stiffness and can maintain small deformation when bearing loads.

Application fields of W14X74 h shaped steel

Building structure: In commercial buildings, industrial plants and high-rise buildings, it is often used as beams and columns, and can withstand large floor loads, wind loads and earthquake loads, etc., to provide stable support for buildings.

Bridge engineering: It can be used to build the main beam structure of small and medium span bridges, withstand loads such as vehicles and pedestrians on the bridge, and has good bending and shear resistance to ensure the safety and durability of the bridge.

Industrial equipment foundation: Some large industrial equipment, such as heavy machine tools, generators, etc., may use W14X74 h section steel in their foundation structure to provide stable support and load-bearing to meet the operation requirements of the equipment.