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WT20x196 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT20x196 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 196.00 lb/ft 292.00 kg/m
Depth, d 20.80 in 528.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.40 in 315.00 mm
tw 1.420 in 36.100 mm
tf 2.520 in 64.000 mm
Area 57.80 in² 37,300.00 mm²
Ix 2,270.00 in⁴ 945,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 401.00 in⁴ 167,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 153.00 in³ 2,510,000 mm³
Sy 64.90 in³ 1,060,000 mm³
Zx 275.00 in³ 4,510,000 mm³
Zy 106.00 in³ 1,740,000 mm³
rx 6.27 in 159.00 mm
ry 2.64 in 67.10 mm
J 85.40 in⁴ 35,500,000 mm⁴
Cw 796.00 in⁶ 214,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT20x196.

Lighter in WT20

WT20x186

Weight
186.0 lb/ft (-5.1%)
Depth
20.30 in (-2.4%)
Ix
1,930.0 in⁴ (-15%)

Heavier in WT20

WT20x198.5

Weight
198.5 lb/ft (+1.3%)
Depth
20.50 in (-1.4%)
Ix
2,070.0 in⁴ (-8.8%)

Closest Iₓ in WT20

WT20x215.5

Weight
215.5 lb/ft (+9.9%)
Depth
20.60 in (-1.0%)
Ix
2,290.0 in⁴ (+0.9%)

Similar weight in WT18

WT18x197.5

Weight
197.5 lb/ft (+0.8%)
Depth
19.20 in (-7.7%)
Ix
1,740.0 in⁴ (-23%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology