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WT10.5x50.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT10.5x50.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 50.50 lb/ft 75.00 kg/m
Depth, d 10.70 in 272.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.30 in 312.00 mm
tw 0.500 in 12.700 mm
tf 0.800 in 20.300 mm
Area 14.90 in² 9,610.00 mm²
Ix 135.00 in⁴ 56,200,000 mm⁴
Iy 124.00 in⁴ 51,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 15.80 in³ 259,000.00 mm³
Sy 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
Zx 27.90 in³ 457,000.00 mm³
Zy 30.80 in³ 505,000.00 mm³
rx 3.01 in 76.50 mm
ry 2.89 in 73.40 mm
J 2.60 in⁴ 1,080,000 mm⁴
Cw 10.40 in⁶ 2,790,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT10.5x50.5.

Lighter in WT10

WT10.5x46.5

Weight
46.5 lb/ft (-7.9%)
Depth
10.80 in (+0.9%)
Ix
144.0 in⁴ (+6.7%)

Heavier in WT10

WT10.5x55.5

Weight
55.5 lb/ft (+9.9%)
Depth
10.80 in (+0.9%)
Ix
150.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT10

WT10.5x41.5

Weight
41.5 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
10.70 in (0.0%)
Ix
127.0 in⁴ (-5.9%)

Similar weight in WT12

WT12x51.5

Weight
51.5 lb/ft (+2.0%)
Depth
12.30 in (+15%)
Ix
204.0 in⁴ (+51%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology