Dimensions and section properties for WT18X151

Structural sectional properties for a WT18X151 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X151
Cross Sectional AreaA44.5 in2
Section Widthb16.7 in
Section Depthd18.7 in
Flange thicknesstf1.68 in
Web thicknesstw0.945 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.37 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.82 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1280 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy648 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx88.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy77.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx158 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy120 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ32.1 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw285 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight151 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT18X151
Cross Sectional AreaA28710 mm2
Section Widthb424 mm
Section Depthd475 mm
Flange thicknesstf42.7 mm
Web thicknesstw24 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx136 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry97 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx533000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy270000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1455000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1275000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2589000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1966000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ13361000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw77000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight225 kg/m

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

A WT18X151 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 151 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 44.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 18.7 in and 16.7 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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