Dimensions and section properties for 2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA5 in2
Section Widthb3 in
Section Depthd2.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.5 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx0.91 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.04 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4.14 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5.41 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.06 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.16 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.72 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.73 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight17 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA3226 mm2
Section Widthb76 mm
Section Depthd64 mm
Flange thicknesstf12.7 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx23 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry26 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx34000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy35000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx61000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy61000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight25 kg/m

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

A 2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 17 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5 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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