Dimensions and section properties for WT6X85

Structural sectional properties for a WT6X85 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X85
Cross Sectional AreaA25 in2
Section Widthb12.6 in
Section Depthd7.02 in
Flange thicknesstf1.56 in
Web thicknesstw0.96 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.65 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.22 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx67.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy259 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx12.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy41.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx25.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy62.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ17.7 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw58.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight85 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT6X85
Cross Sectional AreaA16129 mm2
Section Widthb320 mm
Section Depthd178 mm
Flange thicknesstf39.6 mm
Web thicknesstw24.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx42 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry82 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx28000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy108000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx202000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy675000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx420000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1031000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7367000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw16000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight126 kg/m

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

A WT6X85 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 85 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 25 in2. The height and width of the section are 7.02 in and 12.6 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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