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WT9x30 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT9x30 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 30.00 lb/ft 44.50 kg/m
Depth, d 9.12 in 232.00 mm
Flange width, bf 7.56 in 192.00 mm
tw 0.415 in 10.500 mm
tf 0.695 in 17.700 mm
Area 8.82 in² 5,690.00 mm²
Ix 64.70 in⁴ 26,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 25.00 in⁴ 10,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 9.29 in³ 152,000.00 mm³
Sy 6.63 in³ 109,000.00 mm³
Zx 16.50 in³ 270,000.00 mm³
Zy 10.30 in³ 169,000.00 mm³
rx 2.71 in 68.80 mm
ry 1.68 in 42.70 mm
J 1.08 in⁴ 450,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 2.35 in⁶ 631,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT9x30.

Lighter in WT9

WT9x27.5

Weight
27.5 lb/ft (-8.3%)
Depth
9.06 in (-0.7%)
Ix
59.5 in⁴ (-8.0%)

Heavier in WT9

WT9x32.5

Weight
32.5 lb/ft (+8.3%)
Depth
9.18 in (+0.7%)
Ix
70.7 in⁴ (+9.3%)

Closest Iₓ in WT9

WT9x38

Weight
38.0 lb/ft (+27%)
Depth
9.11 in (-0.1%)
Ix
71.8 in⁴ (+11%)

Similar weight in WT10

WT10.5x31

Weight
31.0 lb/ft (+3.3%)
Depth
10.50 in (+15%)
Ix
93.8 in⁴ (+45%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology