HSS 5X2X1-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 5X2X1-8 is a steel section with a mass of 8.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 127 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 2.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 9.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 193.5 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 38.837 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 5.61 lb/ft (8.3 kg/m)
Depth: 5 in (127 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.116 in (2.9 mm)
Area: 1.54 in² (9.9 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)5.61 (8.3 kg/m)

h (in)5 (127 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.116 (2.9 mm)

A (in²)1.54 (9.9 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)4.65 (193.5 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)1.86 (30.48 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)2.37 (38.837 cm³)

i_y (in)1.74 (4.42 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.1 (45.79 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)1.1 (18.026 cm³)