Dimensions and section properties for WT6X76

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X76 standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X76
Cross Sectional AreaA22.4 in2
Section Widthb12.5 in
Section Depthd6.86 in
Flange thicknesstf1.4 in
Web thicknesstw0.87 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.62 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.19 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx58.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy227 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy36.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx22 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy55.6 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ12.8 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw41.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight76 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X76
Cross Sectional AreaA14452 mm2
Section Widthb318 mm
Section Depthd174 mm
Flange thicknesstf35.6 mm
Web thicknesstw22.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx41 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry81 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx24000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy94000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx177000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy596000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx361000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy911000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5328000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight113 kg/m

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

A WT6X76 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 76 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 22.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.86 in and 12.5 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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