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WT20x163.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT20x163.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 163.50 lb/ft 243.00 kg/m
Depth, d 20.40 in 518.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.10 in 307.00 mm
tw 1.180 in 30.000 mm
tf 2.130 in 54.100 mm
Area 47.90 in² 30,900.00 mm²
Ix 1,840.00 in⁴ 766,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 320.00 in⁴ 133,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 125.00 in³ 2,050,000 mm³
Sy 52.70 in³ 864,000.00 mm³
Zx 224.00 in³ 3,670,000 mm³
Zy 85.00 in³ 1,390,000 mm³
rx 6.19 in 157.00 mm
ry 2.58 in 65.50 mm
J 51.40 in⁴ 21,400,000 mm⁴
Cw 449.00 in⁶ 121,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT20x163.5.

Lighter in WT20

WT20x162

Weight
162.0 lb/ft (-0.9%)
Depth
20.10 in (-1.5%)
Ix
1,650.0 in⁴ (-10%)

Heavier in WT20

WT20x165.5

Weight
165.5 lb/ft (+1.2%)
Depth
20.40 in (0.0%)
Ix
1,880.0 in⁴ (+2.2%)

Closest Iₓ in WT20

WT20x181

Weight
181.0 lb/ft (+11%)
Depth
20.30 in (-0.5%)
Ix
1,870.0 in⁴ (+1.6%)

Similar weight in WT18

WT18x165

Weight
165.0 lb/ft (+0.9%)
Depth
18.80 in (-7.8%)
Ix
1,410.0 in⁴ (-23%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology