HSS 5.500X0.258 - Section Properties

The HSS 5.500X0.258 is a steel section with a mass of 21.5 kg/m, an overall depth of 139.7 mm and width of 139.7 mm and a wall thickness of 6.1 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 25.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 570.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 108.81 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 14.46 lb/ft (21.5 kg/m)
Depth: 5.5 in (139.7 mm)
Width: 5.5 in (139.7 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.24 in (6.1 mm)
Area: 3.97 in² (25.6 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)14.46 (21.5 kg/m)

h (in)5.5 (139.7 mm)

b (in)5.5 (139.7 mm)

t (in)0.24 (6.1 mm)

A (in²)3.97 (25.6 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)13.7 (570.2 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)5 (81.935 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)6.64 (108.81 cm³)

i_y (in)1.86 (4.72 cm)

I_z (in⁴)13.7 (570.2 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)5 (81.935 cm³)