Dimensions and section properties for WT6X13

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X13 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X13
Cross Sectional AreaA3.82 in2
Section Widthb6.49 in
Section Depthd6.11 in
Flange thicknesstf0.38 in
Web thicknesstw0.23 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.75 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.51 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx11.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8.66 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.67 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.08 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.15 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.174 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X13
Cross Sectional AreaA2465 mm2
Section Widthb165 mm
Section Depthd155 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.7 mm
Web thicknesstw5.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx44 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry38 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx39000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy44000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx69000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy67000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ62000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight19 kg/m

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

A WT6X13 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 13 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.82 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.11 in and 6.49 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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