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WT7x72.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT7x72.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 72.50 lb/ft 108.00 kg/m
Depth, d 7.39 in 188.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.50 in 394.00 mm
tw 0.680 in 17.300 mm
tf 1.090 in 27.700 mm
Area 21.30 in² 13,700.00 mm²
Ix 62.50 in⁴ 26,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 338.00 in⁴ 141,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 10.20 in³ 167,000.00 mm³
Sy 43.70 in³ 716,000.00 mm³
Zx 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
Zy 66.20 in³ 1,080,000 mm³
rx 1.71 in 43.40 mm
ry 3.98 in 101.00 mm
J 7.56 in⁴ 3,150,000 mm⁴
Cw 36.30 in⁶ 9,750,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT7x72.5.

Lighter in WT7

WT7x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (-9.0%)
Depth
7.33 in (-0.8%)
Ix
57.8 in⁴ (-7.5%)

Heavier in WT7

WT7x79.5

Weight
79.5 lb/ft (+9.7%)
Depth
7.49 in (+1.4%)
Ix
70.2 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in WT7

WT7x60

Weight
60.0 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
7.24 in (-2.0%)
Ix
51.7 in⁴ (-17%)

Similar weight in WT6

WT6x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (+4.8%)
Depth
6.86 in (-7.2%)
Ix
58.5 in⁴ (-6.4%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology