Dimensions and section properties for WT6X15

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.4 in2
Section Widthb6.52 in
Section Depthd6.17 in
Flange thicknesstf0.44 in
Web thicknesstw0.26 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.75 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.52 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy10.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.75 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.12 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4.83 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.78 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.228 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.267 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2839 mm2
Section Widthb166 mm
Section Depthd157 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.2 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx44 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx45000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy51000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx79000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy78000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ95000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A WT6X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.17 in and 6.52 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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