Dimensions and section properties for WT5X50

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb10.3 in
Section Depthd5.55 in
Flange thicknesstf1.12 in
Web thicknesstw0.68 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.29 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.65 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx24.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy103 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5.56 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy20 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy30.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5.41 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb262 mm
Section Depthd141 mm
Flange thicknesstf28.4 mm
Web thicknesstw17.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx33 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry67 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy43000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx91000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy328000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx187000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy500000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2252000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

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

A WT5X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.55 in and 10.3 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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