Dimensions and section properties for WT6X20

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X20 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X20
Cross Sectional AreaA5.84 in2
Section Widthb8.01 in
Section Depthd5.97 in
Flange thicknesstf0.515 in
Web thicknesstw0.295 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.57 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.94 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx14.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy22 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.95 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx5.28 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.38 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.452 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.62 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight20 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X20
Cross Sectional AreaA3768 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf13.1 mm
Web thicknesstw7.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx40 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry49 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy9000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx48000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy90000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx87000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy137000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ188000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 kg/m

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

A WT6X20 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 20 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5.84 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.97 in and 8.01 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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