HSS 5X2X3-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 5X2X3-16 is a steel section with a mass of 12.1 kg/m, an overall depth of 127 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 4.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 14.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 270.6 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 55.224 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 8.15 lb/ft (12.1 kg/m)
Depth: 5 in (127 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.174 in (4.4 mm)
Area: 2.24 in² (14.5 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)8.15 (12.1 kg/m)

h (in)5 (127 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.174 (4.4 mm)

A (in²)2.24 (14.5 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)6.5 (270.6 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)2.6 (42.606 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)3.37 (55.224 cm³)

i_y (in)1.7 (4.32 cm)

I_z (in⁴)1.51 (62.85 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)1.51 (24.744 cm³)