Dimensions and section properties for 2L4X3X0.250LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L4X3X0.250LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L4X3X0.250LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA3.38 in2
Section Widthb4 in
Section Depthd3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.25 in
Web thicknesstw0.25 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.27 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.15 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4.47 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.98 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.49 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx3.54 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.45 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight11.6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L4X3X0.250LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA2181 mm2
Section Widthb102 mm
Section Depthd76 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.4 mm
Web thicknesstw6.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx32 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry29 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx32000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy24000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx58000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy40000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight17 kg/m

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

A 2L4X3X0.250LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 11.6 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.38 in2. The height and width of the section are 3 in and 4 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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