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HSS 20X16X5-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 20X16X5-8 is a steel section with a mass of 214.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 508 mm and width of 406.4 mm and a wall thickness of 14.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 255.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 96566 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4506.4 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
144.39000000000001 lb/ft (214.9 kg/m)
Depth
20 in (508 mm)
Width
16 in (406.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.581 in (14.8 mm)
Area
39.6 in² (255.5 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)144.39000000000001 (214.9 kg/m)
h (in)20 (508 mm)
b (in)16 (406.4 mm)
t (in)0.581 (14.8 mm)
A (in²)39.6 (255.5 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)2320 (96566 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)232 (3801.8 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)275 (4506.4 cm³)
iy (in)7.65 (19.43 cm)
Iz (in⁴)1640 (68262 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)206 (3375.7 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)236 (3867.3 cm³)
iz (in)6.44 (16.36 cm)
It (in⁴)3040 (126534 cm⁴)

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