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WT15x49.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT15x49.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 49.50 lb/ft 73.50 kg/m
Depth, d 14.80 in 376.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.50 in 267.00 mm
tw 0.520 in 13.200 mm
tf 0.670 in 17.000 mm
Area 14.50 in² 9,350.00 mm²
Ix 322.00 in⁴ 134,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 63.90 in⁴ 26,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 30.00 in³ 492,000.00 mm³
Sy 12.20 in³ 200,000.00 mm³
Zx 54.40 in³ 891,000.00 mm³
Zy 19.30 in³ 316,000.00 mm³
rx 4.71 in 120.00 mm
ry 2.10 in 53.30 mm
J 1.88 in⁴ 783,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 14.30 in⁶ 3,840,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT15x49.5.

Lighter in WT15

WT15x45

Weight
45.0 lb/ft (-9.1%)
Depth
14.80 in (0.0%)
Ix
290.0 in⁴ (-9.9%)

Heavier in WT15

WT15x54

Weight
54.0 lb/ft (+9.1%)
Depth
14.90 in (+0.7%)
Ix
349.0 in⁴ (+8.4%)

Closest Iₓ in WT15

WT15x58

Weight
58.0 lb/ft (+17%)
Depth
15.00 in (+1.4%)
Ix
373.0 in⁴ (+16%)

Similar weight in WT13

WT13.5x51

Weight
51.0 lb/ft (+3.0%)
Depth
13.50 in (-8.8%)
Ix
258.0 in⁴ (-20%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology