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

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

US Customary Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	5 in²
Section Width	b	3 in
Section Depth	d	2.5 in
Flange thickness	tf	0.5 in
Web thickness	tw	0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	0.91 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	1.04 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	4.14 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	5.41 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	2.06 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	2.16 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	3.72 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	3.73 in³
Self Weight of section	Weight	17 lb/ft

Metric Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L3X2.5X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	3226 mm²
Section Width	b	76 mm
Section Depth	d	64 mm
Flange thickness	tf	12.7 mm
Web thickness	tw	12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	23 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	26 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	2000000 mm⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	2000000 mm⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	34000 mm³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	35000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	61000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	61000 mm³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	NaN mm⁴
Warping Torsion Constant	Cw	NaN mm⁶
Self Weight of section	Weight	25 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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