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WT9x87.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Structural tees · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

WT9x87.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 87.50 lb/ft 130.00 kg/m
Depth, d 10.00 in 254.00 mm
Flange width, bf 11.40 in 290.00 mm
tw 0.890 in 22.600 mm
tf 1.590 in 40.400 mm
Area 25.70 in² 16,600.00 mm²
Ix 181.00 in⁴ 75,300,000 mm⁴
Iy 196.00 in⁴ 81,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 23.40 in³ 383,000.00 mm³
Sy 34.40 in³ 564,000.00 mm³
Zx 43.60 in³ 714,000.00 mm³
Zy 53.10 in³ 870,000.00 mm³
rx 2.66 in 67.60 mm
ry 2.76 in 70.10 mm
J 16.80 in⁴ 6,990,000 mm⁴
Cw 56.50 in⁶ 15,200,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT9x87.5.

Lighter in WT9

WT9x79

Weight
79.0 lb/ft (-9.7%)
Depth
9.86 in (-1.4%)
Ix
160.0 in⁴ (-12%)

Heavier in WT9

WT9x96

Weight
96.0 lb/ft (+9.7%)
Depth
10.20 in (+2.0%)
Ix
202.0 in⁴ (+12%)

Closest Iₓ in WT9

WT9x71.5

Weight
71.5 lb/ft (-18%)
Depth
9.75 in (-2.5%)
Ix
142.0 in⁴ (-22%)

Similar weight in WT10

WT10.5x91

Weight
91.0 lb/ft (+4.0%)
Depth
11.40 in (+14%)
Ix
253.0 in⁴ (+40%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology