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WT10.5x55.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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WT10.5x55.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 55.50 lb/ft 82.50 kg/m
Depth, d 10.80 in 274.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.30 in 312.00 mm
tw 0.550 in 14.000 mm
tf 0.875 in 22.200 mm
Area 16.30 in² 10,500.00 mm²
Ix 150.00 in⁴ 62,400,000 mm⁴
Iy 137.00 in⁴ 57,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 17.50 in³ 287,000.00 mm³
Sy 22.20 in³ 364,000.00 mm³
Zx 31.00 in³ 508,000.00 mm³
Zy 34.10 in³ 559,000.00 mm³
rx 3.03 in 77.00 mm
ry 2.90 in 73.70 mm
J 3.40 in⁴ 1,420,000 mm⁴
Cw 13.80 in⁶ 3,710,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT10.5x55.5.

Lighter in WT10

WT10.5x50.5

Weight
50.5 lb/ft (-9.0%)
Depth
10.70 in (-0.9%)
Ix
135.0 in⁴ (-10%)

Heavier in WT10

WT10.5x61

Weight
61.0 lb/ft (+9.9%)
Depth
10.80 in (0.0%)
Ix
166.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT10

WT10.5x46.5

Weight
46.5 lb/ft (-16%)
Depth
10.80 in (0.0%)
Ix
144.0 in⁴ (-4.0%)

Similar weight in WT9

WT9x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-4.5%)
Depth
9.37 in (-13%)
Ix
104.0 in⁴ (-31%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology