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WT6x68 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x68 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 68.00 lb/ft 101.00 kg/m
Depth, d 6.71 in 170.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.40 in 315.00 mm
tw 0.790 in 20.100 mm
tf 1.250 in 31.800 mm
Area 20.00 in² 12,900.00 mm²
Ix 50.60 in⁴ 21,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 199.00 in⁴ 82,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 9.46 in³ 155,000.00 mm³
Sy 32.10 in³ 526,000.00 mm³
Zx 19.00 in³ 311,000.00 mm³
Zy 48.90 in³ 801,000.00 mm³
rx 1.59 in 40.40 mm
ry 3.16 in 80.30 mm
J 9.21 in⁴ 3,830,000 mm⁴
Cw 28.90 in⁶ 7,760,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x68.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (-12%)
Depth
6.56 in (-2.2%)
Ix
43.4 in⁴ (-14%)

Heavier in WT6

WT6x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
6.86 in (+2.2%)
Ix
58.5 in⁴ (+16%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-22%)
Depth
6.45 in (-3.9%)
Ix
36.3 in⁴ (-28%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (-2.9%)
Depth
7.33 in (+9.2%)
Ix
57.8 in⁴ (+14%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology