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WT5x50 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT5x50 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 50.00 lb/ft 74.50 kg/m
Depth, d 5.55 in 141.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.30 in 262.00 mm
tw 0.680 in 17.300 mm
tf 1.120 in 28.400 mm
Area 14.70 in² 9,480.00 mm²
Ix 24.50 in⁴ 10,200,000 mm⁴
Iy 103.00 in⁴ 42,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 5.56 in³ 91,100.00 mm³
Sy 20.00 in³ 328,000.00 mm³
Zx 11.40 in³ 187,000.00 mm³
Zy 30.50 in³ 500,000.00 mm³
rx 1.29 in 32.80 mm
ry 2.65 in 67.30 mm
J 5.41 in⁴ 2,250,000 mm⁴
Cw 11.90 in⁶ 3,200,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT5x50.

Lighter in WT5

WT5x44

Weight
44.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
5.42 in (-2.3%)
Ix
20.8 in⁴ (-15%)

Heavier in WT5

WT5x56

Weight
56.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
5.68 in (+2.3%)
Ix
28.6 in⁴ (+17%)

Closest Iₓ in WT5

WT5x38.5

Weight
38.5 lb/ft (-23%)
Depth
5.30 in (-4.5%)
Ix
17.4 in⁴ (-29%)

Similar weight in WT6

WT6x48

Weight
48.0 lb/ft (-4.0%)
Depth
6.36 in (+15%)
Ix
32.0 in⁴ (+31%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology