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HSS 6X6X5-8 - Section Properties

The HSS 6X6X5-8 is a steel section with a mass of 62.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 152.4 mm and a wall thickness of 14.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 75.5 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2298 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 380.18 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
42.3 lb/ft (62.9 kg/m)
Depth
6 in (152.4 mm)
Width
6 in (152.4 mm)
Wall thickness
0.581 in (14.8 mm)
Area
11.7 in² (75.5 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)42.3 (62.9 kg/m)
h (in)6 (152.4 mm)
b (in)6 (152.4 mm)
t (in)0.581 (14.8 mm)
A (in²)11.7 (75.5 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)55.2 (2298 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)18.4 (301.52 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)23.2 (380.18 cm³)
iy (in)2.17 (5.51 cm)
Iz (in⁴)55.2 (2298 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)18.4 (301.52 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)23.2 (380.18 cm³)
iz (in)2.17 (5.51 cm)
It (in⁴)94.9 (3950 cm⁴)

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