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WT180×50.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

CISC Structural tees · v12.1

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Units

Section diagram

WT180×50.5 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 34.00 lb/ft 50.50 kg/m
Depth, d 7.05 in 179.00 mm
Flange width, bf 10.04 in 255.00 mm
tw 0.413 in 10.500 mm
tf 0.720 in 18.300 mm
Area 10.00 in² 6,450.00 mm²
Ix 32.91 in⁴ 13,700,000 mm⁴
Iy 60.78 in⁴ 25,300,000 mm⁴
Sx 5.72 in³ 93,700.00 mm³
Sy 12.14 in³ 199,000.00 mm³
rx 1.81 in 46.10 mm
ry 2.46 in 62.60 mm
J 1.50 in⁴ 626,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 3.21 in⁶ 863,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus WT180×50.5.

Lighter in WT180

WT180×45.5

Weight
45.5 kg/m (-10%)
Depth
177.0 mm (-1.1%)
Ix
12,100,000 mm⁴ (-12%)

Heavier in WT180

WT180×55

Weight
55.0 kg/m (+8.8%)
Depth
180.0 mm (+0.6%)
Ix
15,000,000 mm⁴ (+9.5%)

Closest Iₓ in WT180

WT180×67

Weight
67.0 kg/m (+32%)
Depth
178.0 mm (-0.6%)
Ix
15,200,000 mm⁴ (+11%)

Similar weight in WT205

WT205×50

Weight
50.0 kg/m (-1.5%)
Depth
208.0 mm (+16%)
Ix
20,300,000 mm⁴ (+48%)
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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 · v12.1 · Availability: Imported; readily available in Canada. · Methodology