Dimensions and section properties for WT6X168

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X168 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X168
Cross Sectional AreaA49.5 in2
Section Widthb13.4 in
Section Depthd8.41 in
Flange thicknesstf2.96 in
Web thicknesstw1.78 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.96 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.47 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx190 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy593 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx31.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy88.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx68.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy137 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ120 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw481 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight168 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X168
Cross Sectional AreaA31935 mm2
Section Widthb340 mm
Section Depthd214 mm
Flange thicknesstf75.2 mm
Web thicknesstw45.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx50 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry88 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx79000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy247000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx511000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1452000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1121000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2245000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ49948000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw129000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight250 kg/m

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

A WT6X168 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 168 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 49.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 8.41 in and 13.4 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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