Dimensions and section properties for 2L3X2.5X0.250LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L3X2.5X0.250LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L3X2.5X0.250LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA2.64 in2
Section Widthb3 in
Section Depthd2.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.25 in
Web thicknesstw0.25 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx0.94 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.991 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2.32 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.59 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.11 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.04 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.72 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight9 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L3X2.5X0.250LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA1703 mm2
Section Widthb76 mm
Section Depthd64 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.4 mm
Web thicknesstw6.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx24 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry25 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx18000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx33000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy28000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 kg/m

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

A 2L3X2.5X0.250LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 9 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.64 in2. The height and width of the section are 2.5 in and 3 in respectively.

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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