HSS 6X2X3-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 6X2X3-8 is a steel section with a mass of 25.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 50.8 mm and a wall thickness of 8.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 30.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 711.8 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 129.95 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 17.27 lb/ft (25.7 kg/m)
Depth: 6 in (152.4 mm)
Width: 2 in (50.8 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.349 in (8.9 mm)
Area: 4.78 in² (30.8 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)17.27 (25.7 kg/m)

h (in)6 (152.4 mm)

b (in)2 (50.8 mm)

t (in)0.349 (8.9 mm)

A (in²)4.78 (30.8 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)17.1 (711.8 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)5.71 (93.57 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)7.93 (129.95 cm³)

i_y (in)1.89 (4.8 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2.77 (115.3 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)2.77 (45.392 cm³)