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WT7x54.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT7x54.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 54.50 lb/ft 81.00 kg/m
Depth, d 7.16 in 182.00 mm
Flange width, bf 14.60 in 371.00 mm
tw 0.525 in 13.300 mm
tf 0.860 in 21.800 mm
Area 16.00 in² 10,300.00 mm²
Ix 45.30 in⁴ 18,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 223.00 in⁴ 92,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 7.56 in³ 124,000.00 mm³
Sy 30.60 in³ 501,000.00 mm³
Zx 14.40 in³ 236,000.00 mm³
Zy 46.30 in³ 759,000.00 mm³
rx 1.68 in 42.70 mm
ry 3.73 in 94.70 mm
J 3.55 in⁴ 1,480,000 mm⁴
Cw 15.00 in⁶ 4,030,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT7x54.5.

Lighter in WT7

WT7x49.5

Weight
49.5 lb/ft (-9.2%)
Depth
7.08 in (-1.1%)
Ix
40.9 in⁴ (-9.7%)

Heavier in WT7

WT7x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (+10%)
Depth
7.24 in (+1.1%)
Ix
51.7 in⁴ (+14%)

Closest Iₓ in WT7

WT7x41

Weight
41.0 lb/ft (-25%)
Depth
7.16 in (0.0%)
Ix
41.2 in⁴ (-9.1%)

Similar weight in WT6

WT6x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (-2.8%)
Depth
6.45 in (-9.9%)
Ix
36.3 in⁴ (-20%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology