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WT5X50

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

WT5X50 is a structural tee cut from a W-shape 141.0 mm deep with a 261.6 mm wide flange, weighing 74.4 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, d141.0 mm5.55 in
Flange width, bf261.6 mm10.30 in
Flange thickness, tf28.5 mm1.120 in
Web thickness, tw17.3 mm0.680 in
Mass per metre74.4 kg/m50.0 lb/ft
Area, A9,484 mm²14.70 in²
Second moment, Ix10,197,670 mm⁴24.5 in⁴
Second moment, Iy42,871,837 mm⁴103.0 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 WT5X50 the computed area is 1.03% from published and Ix 0.10%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx91,017 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy324,913 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx186,298 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy495,205 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx33.0 mm
Radius of gyration, ry67.3 mm

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

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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