Dimensions and section properties for WT3X6

Structural sectional properties for a WT3X6 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT3X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1.78 in2
Section Widthb4 in
Section Depthd3.02 in
Flange thicknesstf0.28 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx0.862 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.918 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1.32 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx0.564 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.748 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1.01 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.16 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0449 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0178 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT3X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1148 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd77 mm
Flange thicknesstf7.1 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx22 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry23 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy19000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ19000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight9 kg/m

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

A WT3X6 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 6 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 1.78 in2. The height and width of the section are 3.02 in and 4 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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