WT 5X8.5 - Section Properties

The WT 5X8.5 is a steel section with a mass of 12.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 128.5 mm and width of 101.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 16.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 252.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 47.522 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8.5 lb/ft (12.6 kg/m)
Depth: 5.06 in (128.5 mm)
Width: 4.01 in (101.9 mm)
Area: 2.5 in² (16.1 cm²)

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

h (in)5.06 (128.5 mm)

b (in)4.01 (101.9 mm)

t_w (in)0.24 (6.1 mm)

t_f (in)0.33 (8.4 mm)

A (in²)2.5 (16.1 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)6.06 (252.2 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1.62 (26.547 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)2.9 (47.522 cm³)

i_y (in)1.56 (3.96 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.78 (74.09 cm⁴)