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HSS 6X3X1-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 6X3X1-8 is a steel section with a mass of 10.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 76.2 mm and a wall thickness of 2.9 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 12.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 392.5 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 63.418 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
7.31 lb/ft (10.9 kg/m)
Depth
6 in (152.4 mm)
Width
3 in (76.2 mm)
Wall thickness
0.116 in (2.9 mm)
Area
2 in² (12.9 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)7.31 (10.9 kg/m)
h (in)6 (152.4 mm)
b (in)3 (76.2 mm)
t (in)0.116 (2.9 mm)
A (in²)2 (12.9 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)9.43 (392.5 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)3.14 (51.455 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)3.87 (63.418 cm³)
iy (in)2.17 (5.51 cm)
Iz (in⁴)3.23 (134.4 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)2.15 (35.232 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)2.4 (39.329 cm³)
iz (in)1.27 (3.23 cm)
It (in⁴)7.73 (321.7 cm⁴)

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