HSS 3X2X1-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 3X2X1-8 is a steel section with a mass of 5.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 76.2 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 2.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 6.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 54.11 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 17.37 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 3.9 lb/ft (5.8 kg/m)
Depth: 3 in (76.2 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.116 in (2.9 mm)
Area: 1.07 in² (6.9 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)3.9 (5.8 kg/m)

h (in)3 (76.2 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.116 (2.9 mm)

A (in²)1.07 (6.9 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)1.3 (54.11 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)0.867 (14.208 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)1.06 (17.37 cm³)

i_y (in)1.1 (2.79 cm)

I_z (in⁴)0.692 (28.8 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)0.692 (11.34 cm³)