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WT15x45 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT15x45 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 45.00 lb/ft 67.00 kg/m
Depth, d 14.80 in 376.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.40 in 264.00 mm
tw 0.470 in 11.900 mm
tf 0.610 in 15.500 mm
Area 13.20 in² 8,520.00 mm²
Ix 290.00 in⁴ 121,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 57.30 in⁴ 23,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 27.10 in³ 444,000.00 mm³
Sy 11.00 in³ 180,000.00 mm³
Zx 49.00 in³ 803,000.00 mm³
Zy 17.30 in³ 283,000.00 mm³
rx 4.69 in 119.00 mm
ry 2.09 in 53.10 mm
J 1.41 in⁴ 587,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 10.50 in⁶ 2,820,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT15x45.

Heavier in WT15

WT15x49.5

Weight
49.5 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
14.80 in (0.0%)
Ix
322.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT15

WT15x54

Weight
54.0 lb/ft (+20%)
Depth
14.90 in (+0.7%)
Ix
349.0 in⁴ (+20%)

Similar weight in WT13

WT13.5x47

Weight
47.0 lb/ft (+4.4%)
Depth
13.50 in (-8.8%)
Ix
239.0 in⁴ (-18%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology