Dimensions and section properties for WT4X5

Structural sectional properties for a WT4X5 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT4X5
Cross Sectional AreaA1.48 in2
Section Widthb3.94 in
Section Depthd3.95 in
Flange thicknesstf0.205 in
Web thicknesstw0.17 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.2 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.84 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2.15 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.05 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx0.717 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.531 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1.27 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.826 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0212 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0114 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight5 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT4X5
Cross Sectional AreaA955 mm2
Section Widthb100 mm
Section Depthd100 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.2 mm
Web thicknesstw4.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx30 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry21 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx21000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy14000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ9000 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 WT4X5 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - 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 3.95 in and 3.94 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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