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HSS 6X2X3-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 6X2X3-16 is a steel section with a mass of 14 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 4.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 16.6 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 437 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 75.053 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
9.42 lb/ft (14 kg/m)
Depth
6 in (152.4 mm)
Width
2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness
0.174 in (4.4 mm)
Area
2.58 in² (16.6 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)9.42 (14 kg/m)
h (in)6 (152.4 mm)
b (in)2 (50.8 mm)
t (in)0.174 (4.4 mm)
A (in²)2.58 (16.6 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)10.5 (437 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)3.49 (57.191 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)4.58 (75.053 cm³)
iy (in)2.01 (5.11 cm)
Iz (in⁴)1.8 (74.92 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)1.8 (29.497 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)2.07 (33.921 cm³)
iz (in)0.836 (2.12 cm)
It (in⁴)5.24 (218.1 cm⁴)

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