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WT6x53 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x53 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 53.00 lb/ft 79.00 kg/m
Depth, d 6.45 in 164.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.20 in 310.00 mm
tw 0.610 in 15.500 mm
tf 0.990 in 25.100 mm
Area 15.60 in² 10,100.00 mm²
Ix 36.30 in⁴ 15,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 151.00 in⁴ 62,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 6.92 in³ 113,000.00 mm³
Sy 24.70 in³ 405,000.00 mm³
Zx 13.60 in³ 223,000.00 mm³
Zy 37.50 in³ 615,000.00 mm³
rx 1.53 in 38.90 mm
ry 3.11 in 79.00 mm
J 4.55 in⁴ 1,890,000 mm⁴
Cw 13.60 in⁶ 3,650,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x53.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x48

Weight
48.0 lb/ft (-9.4%)
Depth
6.36 in (-1.4%)
Ix
32.0 in⁴ (-12%)

Heavier in WT6

WT6x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
6.56 in (+1.7%)
Ix
43.4 in⁴ (+20%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x43.5

Weight
43.5 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
6.27 in (-2.8%)
Ix
28.9 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x54.5

Weight
54.5 lb/ft (+2.8%)
Depth
7.16 in (+11%)
Ix
45.3 in⁴ (+25%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology