Dimensions and section properties for WT5X27

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X27 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X27
Cross Sectional AreaA7.9 in2
Section Widthb10 in
Section Depthd5.05 in
Flange thicknesstf0.615 in
Web thicknesstw0.37 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.19 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.56 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11.1 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy51.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.64 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy10.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5.05 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy15.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.909 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1.78 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight27 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X27
Cross Sectional AreaA5097 mm2
Section Widthb254 mm
Section Depthd128 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.6 mm
Web thicknesstw9.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx30 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry65 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy22000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx43000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy169000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx83000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy256000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ378000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight40 kg/m

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

A WT5X27 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 27 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 7.9 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.05 in and 10 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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