Dimensions and section properties for WT7X17

Structural sectional properties for a WT7X17 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X17
Cross Sectional AreaA5 in2
Section Widthb6.75 in
Section Depthd6.99 in
Flange thicknesstf0.455 in
Web thicknesstw0.285 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.04 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.53 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy11.6 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.83 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.45 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.74 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy5.32 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.284 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.4 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight17 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeWT
Section NameNameWT7X17
Cross Sectional AreaA3226 mm2
Section Widthb171 mm
Section Depthd178 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.6 mm
Web thicknesstw7.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx52 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx9000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx63000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy57000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx110000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy87000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ118000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight25 kg/m

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

A WT7X17 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the WT - Tee Sections category. It weighs 17 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5 in2. The height and width of the section are 6.99 in and 6.75 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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