WT 8X18 - Section Properties

The WT 8X18 is a steel section with a mass of 26.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 201.4 mm and width of 177.5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 34.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1274 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 146.34 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 18 lb/ft (26.8 kg/m)
Depth: 7.93 in (201.4 mm)
Width: 6.99 in (177.5 mm)
Area: 5.29 in² (34.1 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)18 (26.8 kg/m)

h (in)7.93 (201.4 mm)

b (in)6.99 (177.5 mm)

t_w (in)0.295 (7.5 mm)

t_f (in)0.43 (10.9 mm)

A (in²)5.29 (34.1 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)30.6 (1274 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)5.05 (82.755 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)8.93 (146.34 cm³)

i_y (in)2.41 (6.12 cm)

I_z (in⁴)12.2 (507.8 cm⁴)