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WT4x5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT4x5 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 5.00 lb/ft 7.50 kg/m
Depth, d 3.95 in 100.00 mm
Flange width, bf 3.94 in 100.00 mm
tw 0.170 in 4.320 mm
tf 0.205 in 5.210 mm
Area 1.48 in² 955.00 mm²
Ix 2.15 in⁴ 895,000.00 mm⁴
Iy 1.05 in⁴ 437,000.00 mm⁴
Sx 0.72 in³ 11,700.00 mm³
Sy 0.53 in³ 8,700.00 mm³
Zx 1.27 in³ 20,800.00 mm³
Zy 0.83 in³ 13,500.00 mm³
rx 1.20 in 30.50 mm
ry 0.84 in 21.30 mm
J 0.02 in⁴ 8,820.00 mm⁴
Cw 0.01 in⁶ 3,060,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT4x5.

Heavier in WT4

WT4x6.5

Weight
6.5 lb/ft (+30%)
Depth
4.00 in (+1.3%)
Ix
2.9 in⁴ (+34%)

Closest Iₓ in WT4

WT4x7.5

Weight
7.5 lb/ft (+50%)
Depth
4.06 in (+2.8%)
Ix
3.3 in⁴ (+53%)

Similar weight in WT3

WT3x4.5

Weight
4.5 lb/ft (-10%)
Depth
2.95 in (-25%)
Ix
1.0 in⁴ (-56%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology