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HSS 12X6X3-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 12X6X3-8 is a steel section with a mass of 63.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 304.8 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 8.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 76.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 8949 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 734.14 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
42.79 lb/ft (63.7 kg/m)
Depth
12 in (304.8 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.349 in (8.9 mm)
Area
11.8 in² (76.1 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)42.79 (63.7 kg/m)
h (in)12 (304.8 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.349 (8.9 mm)
A (in²)11.8 (76.1 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)215 (8949 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)35.9 (588.3 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)44.8 (734.14 cm³)
iy (in)4.28 (10.87 cm)
Iz (in⁴)72.9 (3034 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)24.3 (398.21 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)27.7 (453.92 cm³)
iz (in)2.49 (6.32 cm)
It (in⁴)178 (7409 cm⁴)

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