WT 5X27 - Section Properties

The WT 5X27 is a steel section with a mass of 40.2 kg/m, an overall depth of 128.3 mm and width of 254 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 51 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 462 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 82.755 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 27 lb/ft (40.2 kg/m)
Depth: 5.05 in (128.3 mm)
Width: 10 in (254 mm)
Area: 7.9 in² (51 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)27 (40.2 kg/m)

h (in)5.05 (128.3 mm)

b (in)10 (254 mm)

t_w (in)0.37 (9.4 mm)

t_f (in)0.615 (15.6 mm)

A (in²)7.9 (51 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)11.1 (462 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)2.64 (43.262 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)5.05 (82.755 cm³)

i_y (in)1.19 (3.02 cm)

I_z (in⁴)51.7 (2152 cm⁴)