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HSS 12X6X5-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 12X6X5-16 is a steel section with a mass of 53.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 304.8 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 7.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 64 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 7659 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 624.35 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
36.1 lb/ft (53.7 kg/m)
Depth
12 in (304.8 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.291 in (7.4 mm)
Area
9.92 in² (64 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)36.1 (53.7 kg/m)
h (in)12 (304.8 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.291 (7.4 mm)
A (in²)9.92 (64 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)184 (7659 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)30.7 (503.08 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)38.1 (624.35 cm³)
iy (in)4.31 (10.95 cm)
Iz (in⁴)62.8 (2614 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)20.9 (342.49 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)23.6 (386.73 cm³)
iz (in)2.52 (6.4 cm)
It (in⁴)152 (6327 cm⁴)

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