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HSS 16X6X3-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 16X6X3-16 is a steel section with a mass of 40.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 406.4 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 4.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 48.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 9865 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 609.6 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
27.29 lb/ft (40.6 kg/m)
Depth
16 in (406.4 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.174 in (4.4 mm)
Area
7.46 in² (48.1 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)27.29 (40.6 kg/m)
h (in)16 (406.4 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.174 (4.4 mm)
A (in²)7.46 (48.1 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)237 (9865 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)29.6 (485.06 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)37.2 (609.6 cm³)
iy (in)5.64 (14.33 cm)
Iz (in⁴)51.8 (2156 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)17.3 (283.5 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)18.8 (308.08 cm³)
iz (in)2.64 (6.71 cm)
It (in⁴)138 (5744 cm⁴)

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