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WT12X51.5

Structural Tee (from W) · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

WT12X51.5 is a structural tee cut from a W-shape 312.4 mm deep with a 228.6 mm wide flange, weighing 76.6 kg/m. The dimensions below are the published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values; the drawing is generated from them.

WT tees are W-shapes split at mid-depth — common truss chords and hangers, tabulated for the cut section.

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Published dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth, d312.4 mm12.30 in
Flange width, bf228.6 mm9.00 in
Flange thickness, tf24.9 mm0.980 in
Web thickness, tw14.0 mm0.550 in
Mass per metre76.6 kg/m51.5 lb/ft
Area, A9,742 mm²15.10 in²
Second moment, Ix84,911,211 mm⁴204.0 in⁴
Second moment, Iy24,849,016 mm⁴59.7 in⁴

Derived section properties

Integrated from a square-cornered outline — the fillet radii this family really has are not drawn, so the computed values differ slightly from published. For WT12X51.5 the computed area is 0.36% from published and Ix 0.60%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx362,986 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy217,355 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx645,223 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy339,204 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx93.8 mm
Radius of gyration, ry50.6 mm

S is the elastic modulus and Z the plastic modulus, following AISC 360. Australian and British practice reverse the letters.

Neighbouring sizes

Where these numbers come from

Published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values. How StructureCalcs verifies its numbers · Understanding steel section properties · Query this section over the API