WT 3X6 - Section Properties

The WT 3X6 is a steel section with a mass of 8.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 76.7 mm and width of 101.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 11.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 54.94 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 16.551 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 6 lb/ft (8.9 kg/m)
Depth: 3.02 in (76.7 mm)
Width: 4 in (101.6 mm)
Area: 1.78 in² (11.5 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)6 (8.9 kg/m)

h (in)3.02 (76.7 mm)

b (in)4 (101.6 mm)

t_w (in)0.23 (5.8 mm)

t_f (in)0.28 (7.1 mm)

A (in²)1.78 (11.5 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)1.32 (54.94 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)0.564 (9.242 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)1.01 (16.551 cm³)

i_y (in)0.862 (2.19 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.5 (62.43 cm⁴)