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WT13.5x51 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT13.5x51 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 51.00 lb/ft 76.00 kg/m
Depth, d 13.50 in 343.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.00 in 254.00 mm
tw 0.515 in 13.100 mm
tf 0.830 in 21.100 mm
Area 15.00 in² 9,680.00 mm²
Ix 258.00 in⁴ 107,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 69.60 in⁴ 29,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 25.30 in³ 415,000.00 mm³
Sy 13.90 in³ 228,000.00 mm³
Zx 45.00 in³ 737,000.00 mm³
Zy 21.70 in³ 356,000.00 mm³
rx 4.14 in 105.00 mm
ry 2.15 in 54.60 mm
J 2.63 in⁴ 1,090,000 mm⁴
Cw 12.60 in⁶ 3,380,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT13.5x51.

Lighter in WT13

WT13.5x47

Weight
47.0 lb/ft (-7.8%)
Depth
13.50 in (0.0%)
Ix
239.0 in⁴ (-7.4%)

Heavier in WT13

WT13.5x57

Weight
57.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
13.60 in (+0.7%)
Ix
289.0 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in WT13

WT13.5x42

Weight
42.0 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
13.40 in (-0.7%)
Ix
216.0 in⁴ (-16%)

Similar weight in WT12

WT12x51.5

Weight
51.5 lb/ft (+1.0%)
Depth
12.30 in (-8.9%)
Ix
204.0 in⁴ (-21%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology