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HSS 12X6X5-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 12X6X5-8 is a steel section with a mass of 100.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 304.8 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 14.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 120.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 13361 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1127.4 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
67.82 lb/ft (100.9 kg/m)
Depth
12 in (304.8 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.581 in (14.8 mm)
Area
18.7 in² (120.6 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)67.82 (100.9 kg/m)
h (in)12 (304.8 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.581 (14.8 mm)
A (in²)18.7 (120.6 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)321 (13361 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)53.4 (875.07 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)68.8 (1127.4 cm³)
iy (in)4.14 (10.52 cm)
Iz (in⁴)107 (4454 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)35.5 (581.74 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)42.1 (689.9 cm³)
iz (in)2.39 (6.07 cm)
It (in⁴)271 (11280 cm⁴)

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