Dimensions and section properties for WT6X7

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X7 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X7
Cross Sectional AreaA2.08 in2
Section Widthb3.97 in
Section Depthd5.96 in
Flange thicknesstf0.225 in
Web thicknesstw0.2 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.92 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.753 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7.67 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.18 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.83 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.593 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.32 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.947 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.035 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0493 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight7 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X7
Cross Sectional AreaA1342 mm2
Section Widthb101 mm
Section Depthd151 mm
Flange thicknesstf5.7 mm
Web thicknesstw5.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx49 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry19 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx30000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy10000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx54000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy16000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ15000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight10 kg/m

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

A WT6X7 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 7 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.08 in2. The height and width of the section are 5.96 in and 3.97 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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