Dimensions and section properties for WT5X6

Structural sectional properties for a WT5X6 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1.77 in2
Section Widthb3.96 in
Section Depthd4.94 in
Flange thicknesstf0.21 in
Web thicknesstw0.19 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.57 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.785 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4.35 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.09 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.22 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.551 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.869 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0272 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0255 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT5X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1142 mm2
Section Widthb101 mm
Section Depthd125 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.3 mm
Web thicknesstw4.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx40 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry20 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx36000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy14000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11000 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 WT5X6 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 1.77 in2. The height and width of the section are 4.94 in and 3.96 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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