Dimensions and section properties for WT12X52

Structural sectional properties for a WT12X52 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X52
Cross Sectional AreaA15.3 in2
Section Widthb12.8 in
Section Depthd12 in
Flange thicknesstf0.75 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.51 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.91 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx189 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy130 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy20.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx35.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy31.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.35 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11.6 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight52 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT12X52
Cross Sectional AreaA9871 mm2
Section Widthb325 mm
Section Depthd305 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.1 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx89 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry74 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx79000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy54000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx328000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy333000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx575000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy511000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ978000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight77 kg/m

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

A WT12X52 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 52 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 15.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 12 in and 12.8 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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