Dimensions and section properties for 2L5X3.5X0.3125LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L5X3.5X0.3125LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L5X3.5X0.3125LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA5.12 in2
Section Widthb5 in
Section Depthd3.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.313 in
Web thicknesstw0.313 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.6 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.32 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13.2 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8.92 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.84 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.55 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.9 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.24 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight17.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L5X3.5X0.3125LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA3303 mm2
Section Widthb127 mm
Section Depthd89 mm
Flange thicknesstf8 mm
Web thicknesstw8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx41 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry34 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx63000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy42000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx113000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy69000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight26 kg/m

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

A 2L5X3.5X0.3125LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 17.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5.12 in2. The height and width of the section are 3.5 in and 5 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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