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WT12x65.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT12x65.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 65.50 lb/ft 97.50 kg/m
Depth, d 12.20 in 310.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.90 in 328.00 mm
tw 0.605 in 15.400 mm
tf 0.960 in 24.400 mm
Area 19.30 in² 12,500.00 mm²
Ix 238.00 in⁴ 99,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 170.00 in⁴ 70,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 24.80 in³ 406,000.00 mm³
Sy 26.50 in³ 434,000.00 mm³
Zx 43.90 in³ 719,000.00 mm³
Zy 40.70 in³ 667,000.00 mm³
rx 3.52 in 89.40 mm
ry 2.97 in 75.40 mm
J 4.74 in⁴ 1,970,000 mm⁴
Cw 23.10 in⁶ 6,200,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT12x65.5.

Lighter in WT12

WT12x58.5

Weight
58.5 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
12.10 in (-0.8%)
Ix
212.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in WT12

WT12x73

Weight
73.0 lb/ft (+11%)
Depth
12.40 in (+1.6%)
Ix
264.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT12

WT12x51.5

Weight
51.5 lb/ft (-21%)
Depth
12.30 in (+0.8%)
Ix
204.0 in⁴ (-14%)

Similar weight in WT10

WT10.5x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (+0.8%)
Depth
10.90 in (-11%)
Ix
181.0 in⁴ (-24%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology