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WT6x85 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT6x85 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 85.00 lb/ft 127.00 kg/m
Depth, d 7.02 in 178.00 mm
Flange width, bf 12.60 in 320.00 mm
tw 0.960 in 24.400 mm
tf 1.560 in 39.600 mm
Area 25.00 in² 16,100.00 mm²
Ix 67.80 in⁴ 28,200,000 mm⁴
Iy 259.00 in⁴ 108,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 12.30 in³ 202,000.00 mm³
Sy 41.20 in³ 675,000.00 mm³
Zx 25.60 in³ 420,000.00 mm³
Zy 62.90 in³ 1,030,000 mm³
rx 1.65 in 41.90 mm
ry 3.22 in 81.80 mm
J 17.70 in⁴ 7,370,000 mm⁴
Cw 58.30 in⁶ 15,700,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT6x85.

Lighter in WT6

WT6x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
6.86 in (-2.3%)
Ix
58.5 in⁴ (-14%)

Heavier in WT6

WT6x95

Weight
95.0 lb/ft (+12%)
Depth
7.19 in (+2.4%)
Ix
79.0 in⁴ (+17%)

Closest Iₓ in WT6

WT6x68

Weight
68.0 lb/ft (-20%)
Depth
6.71 in (-4.4%)
Ix
50.6 in⁴ (-25%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x88

Weight
88.0 lb/ft (+3.5%)
Depth
7.61 in (+8.4%)
Ix
80.5 in⁴ (+19%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology