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WT12x47 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT12x47 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 47.00 lb/ft 70.00 kg/m
Depth, d 12.20 in 310.00 mm
Flange width, bf 9.07 in 230.00 mm
tw 0.515 in 13.100 mm
tf 0.875 in 22.200 mm
Area 13.80 in² 8,900.00 mm²
Ix 186.00 in⁴ 77,400,000 mm⁴
Iy 54.50 in⁴ 22,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 20.30 in³ 333,000.00 mm³
Sy 12.00 in³ 197,000.00 mm³
Zx 36.10 in³ 592,000.00 mm³
Zy 18.70 in³ 306,000.00 mm³
rx 3.67 in 93.20 mm
ry 1.98 in 50.30 mm
J 2.62 in⁴ 1,090,000 mm⁴
Cw 9.57 in⁶ 2,570,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT12x47.

Lighter in WT12

WT12x42

Weight
42.0 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
12.10 in (-0.8%)
Ix
166.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in WT12

WT12x51.5

Weight
51.5 lb/ft (+9.6%)
Depth
12.30 in (+0.8%)
Ix
204.0 in⁴ (+9.7%)

Closest Iₓ in WT12

WT12x52

Weight
52.0 lb/ft (+11%)
Depth
12.00 in (-1.6%)
Ix
189.0 in⁴ (+1.6%)

Similar weight in WT13

WT13.5x47

Weight
47.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
13.50 in (+11%)
Ix
239.0 in⁴ (+28%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology