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WT16.5x65 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT16.5x65 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 65.00 lb/ft 96.50 kg/m
Depth, d 16.50 in 419.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.50 in 292.00 mm
tw 0.580 in 14.700 mm
tf 0.855 in 21.700 mm
Area 19.10 in² 12,300.00 mm²
Ix 513.00 in⁴ 214,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 109.00 in⁴ 45,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 42.10 in³ 690,000.00 mm³
Sy 18.90 in³ 310,000.00 mm³
Zx 75.60 in³ 1,240,000 mm³
Zy 29.70 in³ 487,000.00 mm³
rx 5.18 in 132.00 mm
ry 2.38 in 60.50 mm
J 3.67 in⁴ 1,530,000 mm⁴
Cw 29.30 in⁶ 7,870,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT16.5x65.

Lighter in WT16

WT16.5x59

Weight
59.0 lb/ft (-9.2%)
Depth
16.40 in (-0.6%)
Ix
469.0 in⁴ (-8.6%)

Heavier in WT16

WT16.5x70.5

Weight
70.5 lb/ft (+8.5%)
Depth
16.70 in (+1.2%)
Ix
552.0 in⁴ (+7.6%)

Closest Iₓ in WT16

WT16.5x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (+17%)
Depth
16.70 in (+1.2%)
Ix
592.0 in⁴ (+15%)

Similar weight in WT15

WT15x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (+1.5%)
Depth
15.20 in (-7.9%)
Ix
421.0 in⁴ (-18%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology