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WT5x56 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT5x56 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 56.00 lb/ft 83.50 kg/m
Depth, d 5.68 in 144.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.40 in 264.00 mm
tw 0.755 in 19.200 mm
tf 1.250 in 31.800 mm
Area 16.50 in² 10,600.00 mm²
Ix 28.60 in⁴ 11,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 118.00 in⁴ 49,100,000 mm⁴
Sx 6.40 in³ 105,000.00 mm³
Sy 22.60 in³ 370,000.00 mm³
Zx 13.40 in³ 220,000.00 mm³
Zy 34.60 in³ 567,000.00 mm³
rx 1.32 in 33.50 mm
ry 2.67 in 67.80 mm
J 7.50 in⁴ 3,120,000 mm⁴
Cw 16.90 in⁶ 4,540,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT5x56.

Lighter in WT5

WT5x50

Weight
50.0 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
5.55 in (-2.3%)
Ix
24.5 in⁴ (-14%)

Closest Iₓ in WT5

WT5x44

Weight
44.0 lb/ft (-21%)
Depth
5.42 in (-4.6%)
Ix
20.8 in⁴ (-27%)

Similar weight in WT6

WT6x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-5.4%)
Depth
6.45 in (+14%)
Ix
36.3 in⁴ (+27%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology