WT 8X50 - Section Properties

The WT 8X50 is a steel section with a mass of 74.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 215.6 mm and width of 264.2 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 94.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 3197 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 339.21 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 50 lb/ft (74.4 kg/m)
Depth: 8.49 in (215.6 mm)
Width: 10.4 in (264.2 mm)
Area: 14.7 in² (94.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)50 (74.4 kg/m)

h (in)8.49 (215.6 mm)

b (in)10.4 (264.2 mm)

t_w (in)0.585 (14.9 mm)

t_f (in)0.985 (25 mm)

A (in²)14.7 (94.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)76.8 (3197 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)11.4 (186.81 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)20.7 (339.21 cm³)

i_y (in)2.28 (5.79 cm)

I_z (in⁴)93.1 (3875 cm⁴)