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WT6x60 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x60 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 60.00 lb/ft 89.50 kg/m
Depth, d 6.56 in 167.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.30 in 312.00 mm
tw 0.710 in 18.000 mm
tf 1.110 in 28.200 mm
Area 17.60 in² 11,400.00 mm²
Ix 43.40 in⁴ 18,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 172.00 in⁴ 71,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 8.22 in³ 135,000.00 mm³
Sy 28.00 in³ 459,000.00 mm³
Zx 16.20 in³ 265,000.00 mm³
Zy 42.70 in³ 700,000.00 mm³
rx 1.57 in 39.90 mm
ry 3.13 in 79.50 mm
J 6.42 in⁴ 2,670,000 mm⁴
Cw 19.70 in⁶ 5,290,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x60.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
6.45 in (-1.7%)
Ix
36.3 in⁴ (-16%)

Heavier in WT6

WT6x68

Weight
68.0 lb/ft (+13%)
Depth
6.71 in (+2.3%)
Ix
50.6 in⁴ (+17%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x48

Weight
48.0 lb/ft (-20%)
Depth
6.36 in (-3.0%)
Ix
32.0 in⁴ (-26%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
7.24 in (+10%)
Ix
51.7 in⁴ (+19%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology