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HSS 16X6X3-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 16X6X3-8 is a steel section with a mass of 78.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 406.4 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 8.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 94.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 18522 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 1165.1 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
53 lb/ft (78.9 kg/m)
Depth
16 in (406.4 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.349 in (8.9 mm)
Area
14.6 in² (94.2 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)53 (78.9 kg/m)
h (in)16 (406.4 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.349 (8.9 mm)
A (in²)14.6 (94.2 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)445 (18522 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)55.6 (911.12 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)71.1 (1165.1 cm³)
iy (in)5.53 (14.05 cm)
Iz (in⁴)95.3 (3967 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)31.8 (521.11 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)35.5 (581.74 cm³)
iz (in)2.56 (6.5 cm)
It (in⁴)260 (10822 cm⁴)

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