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WT12x52 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT12x52 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 52.00 lb/ft 77.50 kg/m
Depth, d 12.00 in 305.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.80 in 325.00 mm
tw 0.500 in 12.700 mm
tf 0.750 in 19.100 mm
Area 15.30 in² 9,870.00 mm²
Ix 189.00 in⁴ 78,700,000 mm⁴
Iy 130.00 in⁴ 54,100,000 mm⁴
Sx 20.00 in³ 328,000.00 mm³
Sy 20.30 in³ 333,000.00 mm³
Zx 35.10 in³ 575,000.00 mm³
Zy 31.20 in³ 511,000.00 mm³
rx 3.51 in 89.20 mm
ry 2.91 in 73.90 mm
J 2.35 in⁴ 978,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 11.60 in⁶ 3,120,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT12x52.

Lighter in WT12

WT12x51.5

Weight
51.5 lb/ft (-1.0%)
Depth
12.30 in (+2.5%)
Ix
204.0 in⁴ (+7.9%)

Heavier in WT12

WT12x58.5

Weight
58.5 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
12.10 in (+0.8%)
Ix
212.0 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in WT12

WT12x47

Weight
47.0 lb/ft (-9.6%)
Depth
12.20 in (+1.7%)
Ix
186.0 in⁴ (-1.6%)

Similar weight in WT13

WT13.5x51

Weight
51.0 lb/ft (-1.9%)
Depth
13.50 in (+13%)
Ix
258.0 in⁴ (+37%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology