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WT6x43.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x43.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 43.50 lb/ft 64.50 kg/m
Depth, d 6.27 in 159.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.10 in 307.00 mm
tw 0.515 in 13.100 mm
tf 0.810 in 20.600 mm
Area 12.80 in² 8,260.00 mm²
Ix 28.90 in⁴ 12,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 120.00 in⁴ 49,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 5.60 in³ 91,800.00 mm³
Sy 19.90 in³ 326,000.00 mm³
Zx 10.70 in³ 175,000.00 mm³
Zy 30.20 in³ 495,000.00 mm³
rx 1.50 in 38.10 mm
ry 3.07 in 78.00 mm
J 2.54 in⁴ 1,060,000 mm⁴
Cw 7.34 in⁶ 1,970,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x43.5.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x39.5

Weight
39.5 lb/ft (-9.2%)
Depth
6.19 in (-1.3%)
Ix
25.8 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in WT6

WT6x48

Weight
48.0 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
6.36 in (+1.4%)
Ix
32.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x36

Weight
36.0 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
6.13 in (-2.2%)
Ix
23.2 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in WT5

WT5x44

Weight
44.0 lb/ft (+1.1%)
Depth
5.42 in (-14%)
Ix
20.8 in⁴ (-28%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology