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WT9x48.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT9x48.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 48.50 lb/ft 72.00 kg/m
Depth, d 9.30 in 236.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.10 in 282.00 mm
tw 0.535 in 13.600 mm
tf 0.870 in 22.100 mm
Area 14.20 in² 9,160.00 mm²
Ix 93.80 in⁴ 39,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 100.00 in⁴ 41,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 12.70 in³ 208,000.00 mm³
Sy 18.00 in³ 295,000.00 mm³
Zx 22.60 in³ 370,000.00 mm³
Zy 27.60 in³ 452,000.00 mm³
rx 2.56 in 65.00 mm
ry 2.65 in 67.30 mm
J 2.92 in⁴ 1,220,000 mm⁴
Cw 9.29 in⁶ 2,490,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT9x48.5.

Lighter in WT9

WT9x43

Weight
43.0 lb/ft (-11%)
Depth
9.20 in (-1.1%)
Ix
82.4 in⁴ (-12%)

Heavier in WT9

WT9x53

Weight
53.0 lb/ft (+9.3%)
Depth
9.37 in (+0.8%)
Ix
104.0 in⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in WT9

WT9x35.5

Weight
35.5 lb/ft (-27%)
Depth
9.24 in (-0.6%)
Ix
78.2 in⁴ (-17%)

Similar weight in WT8

WT8x50

Weight
50.0 lb/ft (+3.1%)
Depth
8.49 in (-8.7%)
Ix
76.8 in⁴ (-18%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology