W 6X8.5 - Section Properties

The W 6X8.5 is a steel section with a mass of 12.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 148.1 mm and width of 100.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 16.3 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 620.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 93.898 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8.5 lb/ft (12.6 kg/m)
Depth: 5.83 in (148.1 mm)
Width: 3.94 in (100.1 mm)
Area: 2.52 in² (16.3 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)8.5 (12.6 kg/m)

h (in)5.83 (148.1 mm)

b (in)3.94 (100.1 mm)

t_w (in)0.17 (4.3 mm)

t_f (in)0.195 (5 mm)

A (in²)2.52 (16.3 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)14.9 (620.2 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)5.1 (83.574 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)5.73 (93.898 cm³)

i_y (in)2.43 (6.17 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.99 (82.83 cm⁴)