HSS 3X2X5-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 3X2X5-16 is a steel section with a mass of 12.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 76.2 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 7.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 15.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 99.06 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 34.577 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8.45 lb/ft (12.6 kg/m)
Depth: 3 in (76.2 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.291 in (7.4 mm)
Area: 2.35 in² (15.2 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)8.45 (12.6 kg/m)

h (in)3 (76.2 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.291 (7.4 mm)

A (in²)2.35 (15.2 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)2.38 (99.06 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1.59 (26.055 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)2.11 (34.577 cm³)

i_y (in)1.01 (2.57 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.24 (51.61 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)1.24 (20.32 cm³)