HSS 5X2X5-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 5X2X5-16 is a steel section with a mass of 18.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 127 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 7.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 22.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 389.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 82.755 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 12.7 lb/ft (18.9 kg/m)
Depth: 5 in (127 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.291 in (7.4 mm)
Area: 3.52 in² (22.7 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)12.7 (18.9 kg/m)

h (in)5 (127 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.291 (7.4 mm)

A (in²)3.52 (22.7 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)9.35 (389.2 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)3.74 (61.288 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)5.05 (82.755 cm³)

i_y (in)1.63 (4.14 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2.1 (87.41 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)2.1 (34.413 cm³)