Dimensions and section properties for WT6X126

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X126 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X126
Cross Sectional AreaA37.1 in2
Section Widthb13 in
Section Depthd7.71 in
Flange thicknesstf2.25 in
Web thicknesstw1.4 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.81 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.34 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx121 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy414 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy63.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx44.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy97.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ53.5 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw195 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight126 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X126
Cross Sectional AreaA23935 mm2
Section Widthb330 mm
Section Depthd196 mm
Flange thicknesstf57.2 mm
Web thicknesstw35.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx46 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry85 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx50000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy172000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx342000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1042000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx734000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1604000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ22268000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw52000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight188 kg/m

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

A WT6X126 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 126 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 37.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 7.71 in and 13 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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