Dimensions and section properties for WT6X8

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X8 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X8
Cross Sectional AreaA2.36 in2
Section Widthb3.99 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.265 in
Web thicknesstw0.22 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.92 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.773 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.41 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.04 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.706 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.72 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.13 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0511 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.0678 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight8 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X8
Cross Sectional AreaA1523 mm2
Section Widthb101 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.7 mm
Web thicknesstw5.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx49 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry20 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx33000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx61000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy19000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ21000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight12 kg/m

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

A WT6X8 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 8 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.36 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 in and 3.99 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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