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WT15x86.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT15x86.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 86.50 lb/ft 129.00 kg/m
Depth, d 15.20 in 386.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.00 in 381.00 mm
tw 0.655 in 16.600 mm
tf 1.070 in 27.200 mm
Area 25.40 in² 16,400.00 mm²
Ix 497.00 in⁴ 207,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 299.00 in⁴ 124,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 41.70 in³ 683,000.00 mm³
Sy 39.90 in³ 654,000.00 mm³
Zx 73.50 in³ 1,200,000 mm³
Zy 61.40 in³ 1,010,000 mm³
rx 4.42 in 112.00 mm
ry 3.42 in 86.90 mm
J 7.78 in⁴ 3,240,000 mm⁴
Cw 53.00 in⁶ 14,200,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT15x86.5.

Lighter in WT15

WT15x74

Weight
74.0 lb/ft (-14%)
Depth
15.30 in (+0.7%)
Ix
466.0 in⁴ (-6.2%)

Heavier in WT15

WT15x95.5

Weight
95.5 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
15.30 in (+0.7%)
Ix
549.0 in⁴ (+10%)

Closest Iₓ in WT15

WT15x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (-24%)
Depth
15.20 in (0.0%)
Ix
421.0 in⁴ (-15%)

Similar weight in WT16

WT16.5x84.5

Weight
84.5 lb/ft (-2.3%)
Depth
16.90 in (+11%)
Ix
649.0 in⁴ (+31%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology