HSS 6X5X5-16 - Section Properties

The HSS 6X5X5-16 is a steel section with a mass of 31.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 127 mm and a wall thickness of 7.4 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 37.7 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1232 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 195.01 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 21.21 lb/ft (31.6 kg/m)
Depth: 6 in (152.4 mm)
Width: 5 in (127 mm)
Wall thickness: 0.291 in (7.4 mm)
Area: 5.85 in² (37.7 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)21.21 (31.6 kg/m)

h (in)6 (152.4 mm)

b (in)5 (127 mm)

t (in)0.291 (7.4 mm)

A (in²)5.85 (37.7 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)29.6 (1232 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)9.85 (161.41 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)11.9 (195.01 cm³)

i_y (in)2.25 (5.72 cm)

I_z (in⁴)22.3 (928.2 cm⁴)

W_el,z (in³)8.91 (146.01 cm³)