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HSS 5X5X3-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 5X5X3-8 is a steel section with a mass of 33.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 127 mm and width of 127 mm and a wall thickness of 8.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 39.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 903.2 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 173.7 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
22.37 lb/ft (33.3 kg/m)
Depth
5 in (127 mm)
Width
5 in (127 mm)
Wall thickness
0.349 in (8.9 mm)
Area
6.18 in² (39.9 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)22.37 (33.3 kg/m)
h (in)5 (127 mm)
b (in)5 (127 mm)
t (in)0.349 (8.9 mm)
A (in²)6.18 (39.9 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)21.7 (903.2 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)8.68 (142.24 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)10.6 (173.7 cm³)
iy (in)1.87 (4.75 cm)
Iz (in⁴)21.7 (903.2 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)8.68 (142.24 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)10.6 (173.7 cm³)
iz (in)1.87 (4.75 cm)
It (in⁴)36.1 (1503 cm⁴)

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