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WT18x175 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT18x175 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 175.00 lb/ft 261.00 kg/m
Depth, d 19.30 in 490.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.60 in 320.00 mm
tw 1.300 in 33.000 mm
tf 2.320 in 58.900 mm
Area 51.50 in² 33,200.00 mm²
Ix 1,720.00 in⁴ 716,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 390.00 in⁴ 162,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 123.00 in³ 2,020,000 mm³
Sy 61.90 in³ 1,010,000 mm³
Zx 220.00 in³ 3,610,000 mm³
Zy 99.40 in³ 1,630,000 mm³
rx 5.78 in 147.00 mm
ry 2.75 in 69.90 mm
J 64.10 in⁴ 26,700,000 mm⁴
Cw 538.00 in⁶ 144,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT18x175.

Lighter in WT18

WT18x165

Weight
165.0 lb/ft (-5.7%)
Depth
18.80 in (-2.6%)
Ix
1,410.0 in⁴ (-18%)

Heavier in WT18

WT18x180.5

Weight
180.5 lb/ft (+3.1%)
Depth
19.00 in (-1.6%)
Ix
1,570.0 in⁴ (-8.7%)

Closest Iₓ in WT18

WT18x197.5

Weight
197.5 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
19.20 in (-0.5%)
Ix
1,740.0 in⁴ (+1.2%)

Similar weight in WT16

WT16.5x177

Weight
177.0 lb/ft (+1.1%)
Depth
17.80 in (-7.8%)
Ix
1,320.0 in⁴ (-23%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology