WT Shapes - WT6X8

WT shapes are structural tees produced by splitting a W shape lengthwise down the centre of its web, yielding a T-shaped cross-section with the flange width and thickness of the parent W shape. They're used as chords in trusses and open-web steel joists, as flanges welded to plate to build up girders and other custom sections, and anywhere a single wide bearing flange on a stem is more structurally efficient than a full I-shaped section — typically where only one face of the member needs to carry a bearing or connection load.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
Nominal Weight8.0
Depth of Section6.0
Width of Section3.99
Web Thickness0.22
Flange Thickness0.265
Kdet Dimension0.8125

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix8.7
Zx3.72
Sx2.04
rx1.92
Iy1.41
Zy1.13
Sy0.706
ry0.773
J0.0511
Cw0.0678
ro2.62
H0.624

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