Dimensions and section properties for 2L3.5X3X0.500SLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L3.5X3X0.500SLBB standard steel section

US Customary Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L3.5X3X0.500SLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	6.04 in²
Section Width	b	3.5 in
Section Depth	d	3 in
Flange thickness	tf	0.5 in
Web thickness	tw	0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	0.877 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	1.55 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	4.65 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	14.5 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	2.18 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	4.14 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	3.94 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	6.76 in³
Self Weight of section	Weight	20.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L3.5X3X0.500SLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	3897 mm²
Section Width	b	89 mm
Section Depth	d	76 mm
Flange thickness	tf	12.7 mm
Web thickness	tw	12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	22 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	2000000 mm⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	6000000 mm⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	36000 mm³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	68000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	65000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	111000 mm³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	NaN mm⁴
Self Weight of section	Weight	30 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A 2L3.5X3X0.500SLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. The height and width of the section are 3 in (76 mm) and 3.5 in (89 mm) respectively. It weighs 20.4 lb/ft (30 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 6.04 in² (3897 mm²).

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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