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HSS 5.500X0.500 - Section Properties

The HSS 5.500X0.500 is a steel section with a mass of 39.8 kg/m, an overall depth of 139.7 mm and width of 139.7 mm and a wall thickness of 11.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 47.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 978.1 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 193.37 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
26.73 lb/ft (39.8 kg/m)
Depth
5.5 in (139.7 mm)
Width
5.5 in (139.7 mm)
Wall thickness
0.465 in (11.8 mm)
Area
7.36 in² (47.5 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)26.73 (39.8 kg/m)
h (in)5.5 (139.7 mm)
b (in)5.5 (139.7 mm)
t (in)0.465 (11.8 mm)
A (in²)7.36 (47.5 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)23.5 (978.1 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)8.55 (140.11 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)11.8 (193.37 cm³)
iy (in)1.79 (4.55 cm)
Iz (in⁴)23.5 (978.1 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)8.55 (140.11 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)11.8 (193.37 cm³)
iz (in)1.79 (4.55 cm)
It (in⁴)47 (1956 cm⁴)

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