Dimensions and section properties for WT6X60

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X60 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X60
Cross Sectional AreaA17.6 in2
Section Widthb12.3 in
Section Depthd6.56 in
Flange thicknesstf1.11 in
Web thicknesstw0.71 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.57 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.13 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx43.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy172 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8.22 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy28 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx16.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy42.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ6.42 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw19.7 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight60 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X60
Cross Sectional AreaA11355 mm2
Section Widthb312 mm
Section Depthd167 mm
Flange thicknesstf28.2 mm
Web thicknesstw18 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx40 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry80 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx18000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy72000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx135000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy459000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx265000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy700000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2672000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw5000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight89 kg/m

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

A WT6X60 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 60 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 17.6 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.56 in and 12.3 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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