Dimensions and section properties for WT6X48

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X48 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X48
Cross Sectional AreaA14.1 in2
Section Widthb12.2 in
Section Depthd6.36 in
Flange thicknesstf0.9 in
Web thicknesstw0.55 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.51 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.09 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx32 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy135 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6.12 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy22.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx11.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy33.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.42 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10.1 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight48 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X48
Cross Sectional AreaA9097 mm2
Section Widthb310 mm
Section Depthd162 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.9 mm
Web thicknesstw14 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx38 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry78 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy56000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx100000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy364000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx195000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy552000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1424000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight71 kg/m

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

A WT6X48 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 48 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.36 in and 12.2 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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