Dimensions and section properties for MT6X5

Structural sectional properties for a MT6X5 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT6X5
Cross Sectional AreaA1.48 in2
Section Widthb3.25 in
Section Depthd5.99 in
Flange thicknesstf0.18 in
Web thicknesstw0.149 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.96 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.594 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5.62 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0.517 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.36 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.318 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2.45 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.509 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0145 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0202 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight5 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT6X5
Cross Sectional AreaA955 mm2
Section Widthb83 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf4.6 mm
Web thicknesstw3.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx50 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry15 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx22000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx40000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight7 kg/m

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

A MT6X5 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MT - Misc Tee Sections category. It weighs 5 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 1.48 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.99 in and 3.25 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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