WT 2.5X8 - Section Properties

The WT 2.5X8 is a steel section with a mass of 11.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 63.8 mm and width of 127 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 15.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 35.17 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 13.126 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8 lb/ft (11.9 kg/m)
Depth: 2.51 in (63.8 mm)
Width: 5 in (127 mm)
Area: 2.35 in² (15.2 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)8 (11.9 kg/m)

h (in)2.51 (63.8 mm)

b (in)5 (127 mm)

t_w (in)0.24 (6.1 mm)

t_f (in)0.36 (9.1 mm)

A (in²)2.35 (15.2 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)0.845 (35.17 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)0.413 (6.768 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)0.801 (13.126 cm³)

i_y (in)0.599 (1.52 cm)

I_z (in⁴)3.75 (156.1 cm⁴)