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WT13.5x42 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT13.5x42 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 42.00 lb/ft 62.50 kg/m
Depth, d 13.40 in 340.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.00 in 254.00 mm
tw 0.460 in 11.700 mm
tf 0.640 in 16.300 mm
Area 12.40 in² 8,000.00 mm²
Ix 216.00 in⁴ 89,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 52.80 in⁴ 22,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 21.90 in³ 359,000.00 mm³
Sy 10.60 in³ 174,000.00 mm³
Zx 39.20 in³ 642,000.00 mm³
Zy 16.60 in³ 272,000.00 mm³
rx 4.18 in 106.00 mm
ry 2.07 in 52.60 mm
J 1.40 in⁴ 583,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 7.79 in⁶ 2,090,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT13.5x42.

Heavier in WT13

WT13.5x47

Weight
47.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
13.50 in (+0.7%)
Ix
239.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT13

WT13.5x51

Weight
51.0 lb/ft (+21%)
Depth
13.50 in (+0.7%)
Ix
258.0 in⁴ (+19%)

Similar weight in WT12

WT12x42

Weight
42.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
12.10 in (-9.7%)
Ix
166.0 in⁴ (-23%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology