Dimensions and section properties for WT6X36

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X36 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X36
Cross Sectional AreaA10.6 in2
Section Widthb12 in
Section Depthd6.13 in
Flange thicknesstf0.67 in
Web thicknesstw0.43 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.48 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.04 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx23.2 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy97.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.54 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy16.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.48 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy24.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.46 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4.07 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight36 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X36
Cross Sectional AreaA6839 mm2
Section Widthb305 mm
Section Depthd156 mm
Flange thicknesstf17 mm
Web thicknesstw10.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx38 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry77 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx10000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy41000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx74000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy265000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx139000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy403000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ608000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight54 kg/m

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

A WT6X36 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 36 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.13 in and 12 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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