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WT20x162 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT20x162 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 162.00 lb/ft 242.00 kg/m
Depth, d 20.10 in 511.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.90 in 404.00 mm
tw 1.000 in 25.400 mm
tf 1.810 in 46.000 mm
Area 47.70 in² 30,800.00 mm²
Ix 1,650.00 in⁴ 687,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 609.00 in⁴ 253,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 108.00 in³ 1,770,000 mm³
Sy 76.60 in³ 1,260,000 mm³
Zx 192.00 in³ 3,150,000 mm³
Zy 119.00 in³ 1,950,000 mm³
rx 5.88 in 149.00 mm
ry 3.57 in 90.70 mm
J 39.60 in⁴ 16,500,000 mm⁴
Cw 362.00 in⁶ 97,200,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT20x162.

Lighter in WT20

WT20x148.5

Weight
148.5 lb/ft (-8.3%)
Depth
19.90 in (-1.0%)
Ix
1,500.0 in⁴ (-9.1%)

Heavier in WT20

WT20x163.5

Weight
163.5 lb/ft (+0.9%)
Depth
20.40 in (+1.5%)
Ix
1,840.0 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in WT20

WT20x147

Weight
147.0 lb/ft (-9.3%)
Depth
20.20 in (+0.5%)
Ix
1,630.0 in⁴ (-1.2%)

Similar weight in WT18

WT18x159

Weight
159.0 lb/ft (-1.9%)
Depth
19.10 in (-5.0%)
Ix
1,530.0 in⁴ (-7.3%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology