The W6 x 12 dimensions are:
Area: 3.55 in²;
Dept: 6.03 in;
Flange width: 4.00 in;
Flange thickness: 0.280 in; and
Web thickness: 0.230 in.
Additionally, its second moment of area about the horizontal centroidal axis is 22.1 in⁴, while the elastic section modulus about the same axis is 7.31 in³.
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