HSS 5X2X3-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 5X2X3-8 is a steel section with a mass of 21.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 127 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 8.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 26.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 432.9 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 93.57 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 14.72 lb/ft (21.9 kg/m)
Depth: 5 in (127 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.349 in (8.9 mm)
Area: 4.09 in² (26.4 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)14.72 (21.9 kg/m)

h (in)5 (127 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.349 (8.9 mm)

A (in²)4.09 (26.4 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)10.4 (432.9 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)4.14 (67.842 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)5.71 (93.57 cm³)

i_y (in)1.59 (4.04 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2.28 (94.9 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)2.28 (37.363 cm³)