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WT20x327.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT20x327.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 327.50 lb/ft 488.00 kg/m
Depth, d 21.80 in 554.00 mm
Flange width, bf 16.90 in 429.00 mm
tw 1.970 in 50.000 mm
tf 3.540 in 89.900 mm
Area 96.40 in² 62,200.00 mm²
Ix 3,730.00 in⁴ 1,550,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 1,440.00 in⁴ 599,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 234.00 in³ 3,840,000 mm³
Sy 170.00 in³ 2,790,000 mm³
Zx 426.00 in³ 6,980,000 mm³
Zy 271.00 in³ 4,440,000 mm³
rx 6.22 in 158.00 mm
ry 3.86 in 98.00 mm
J 293.00 in⁴ 122,000,000 mm⁴
Cw 3,190.00 in⁶ 857,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT20x327.5.

Lighter in WT20

WT20x296.5

Weight
296.5 lb/ft (-9.5%)
Depth
21.50 in (-1.4%)
Ix
3,310.0 in⁴ (-11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT20

WT20x251.5

Weight
251.5 lb/ft (-23%)
Depth
21.00 in (-3.7%)
Ix
2,730.0 in⁴ (-27%)

Similar weight in WT18

WT18x326

Weight
326.0 lb/ft (-0.5%)
Depth
20.50 in (-6.0%)
Ix
3,160.0 in⁴ (-15%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology