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WT6x168 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x168 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 168.00 lb/ft 250.00 kg/m
Depth, d 8.41 in 214.00 mm
Flange width, bf 13.40 in 340.00 mm
tw 1.780 in 45.200 mm
tf 2.960 in 75.200 mm
Area 49.50 in² 31,900.00 mm²
Ix 190.00 in⁴ 79,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 593.00 in⁴ 247,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 31.20 in³ 511,000.00 mm³
Sy 88.60 in³ 1,450,000 mm³
Zx 68.40 in³ 1,120,000 mm³
Zy 137.00 in³ 2,250,000 mm³
rx 1.96 in 49.80 mm
ry 3.47 in 88.10 mm
J 120.00 in⁴ 49,900,000 mm⁴
Cw 481.00 in⁶ 129,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x168.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x152.5

Weight
152.5 lb/ft (-9.2%)
Depth
8.16 in (-3.0%)
Ix
162.0 in⁴ (-15%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x139.5

Weight
139.5 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
7.93 in (-5.7%)
Ix
141.0 in⁴ (-26%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x171

Weight
171.0 lb/ft (+1.8%)
Depth
8.77 in (+4.3%)
Ix
203.0 in⁴ (+6.8%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology