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WT7x79.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT7x79.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 79.50 lb/ft 119.00 kg/m
Depth, d 7.49 in 190.00 mm
Flange width, bf 15.60 in 396.00 mm
tw 0.745 in 18.900 mm
tf 1.190 in 30.200 mm
Area 23.40 in² 15,100.00 mm²
Ix 70.20 in⁴ 29,200,000 mm⁴
Iy 374.00 in⁴ 156,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 11.40 in³ 187,000.00 mm³
Sy 48.10 in³ 788,000.00 mm³
Zx 22.80 in³ 374,000.00 mm³
Zy 73.00 in³ 1,200,000 mm³
rx 1.73 in 43.90 mm
ry 4.00 in 102.00 mm
J 9.84 in⁴ 4,100,000 mm⁴
Cw 47.90 in⁶ 12,900,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT7x79.5.

Lighter in WT7

WT7x72.5

Weight
72.5 lb/ft (-8.8%)
Depth
7.39 in (-1.3%)
Ix
62.5 in⁴ (-11%)

Heavier in WT7

WT7x88

Weight
88.0 lb/ft (+11%)
Depth
7.61 in (+1.6%)
Ix
80.5 in⁴ (+15%)

Closest Iₓ in WT7

WT7x66

Weight
66.0 lb/ft (-17%)
Depth
7.33 in (-2.1%)
Ix
57.8 in⁴ (-18%)

Similar weight in WT6

WT6x76

Weight
76.0 lb/ft (-4.4%)
Depth
6.86 in (-8.4%)
Ix
58.5 in⁴ (-17%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology