WT 5X6 - Section Properties

The WT 5X6 is a steel section with a mass of 8.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 125.5 mm and width of 100.6 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 11.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 181.1 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 36.052 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 6 lb/ft (8.9 kg/m)
Depth: 4.94 in (125.5 mm)
Width: 3.96 in (100.6 mm)
Area: 1.77 in² (11.4 cm²)

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

h (in)4.94 (125.5 mm)

b (in)3.96 (100.6 mm)

t_w (in)0.19 (4.8 mm)

t_f (in)0.21 (5.3 mm)

A (in²)1.77 (11.4 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)4.35 (181.1 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1.22 (19.992 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)2.2 (36.052 cm³)

i_y (in)1.57 (3.99 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.09 (45.37 cm⁴)