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WT8x50 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT8x50 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 50.00 lb/ft 74.50 kg/m
Depth, d 8.49 in 216.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.40 in 264.00 mm
tw 0.585 in 14.900 mm
tf 0.985 in 25.000 mm
Area 14.70 in² 9,480.00 mm²
Ix 76.80 in⁴ 32,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 93.10 in⁴ 38,800,000 mm⁴
Sx 11.40 in³ 187,000.00 mm³
Sy 17.90 in³ 293,000.00 mm³
Zx 20.70 in³ 339,000.00 mm³
Zy 27.40 in³ 449,000.00 mm³
rx 2.28 in 57.90 mm
ry 2.51 in 63.80 mm
J 3.85 in⁴ 1,600,000 mm⁴
Cw 10.40 in⁶ 2,790,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT8x50.

Lighter in WT8

WT8x44.5

Weight
44.5 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
8.38 in (-1.3%)
Ix
67.2 in⁴ (-13%)

Closest Iₓ in WT8

WT8x38.5

Weight
38.5 lb/ft (-23%)
Depth
8.26 in (-2.7%)
Ix
56.9 in⁴ (-26%)

Similar weight in WT7

WT7x49.5

Weight
49.5 lb/ft (-1.0%)
Depth
7.08 in (-17%)
Ix
40.9 in⁴ (-47%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology