Dimensions and section properties for 2L5X3X0.3125X0.375LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L5X3X0.3125X0.375LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L5X3X0.3125X0.375LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA4.82 in2
Section Widthb5 in
Section Depthd3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.313 in
Web thicknesstw0.313 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.61 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.21 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7.06 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.74 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.21 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx6.64 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.15 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight16.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L5X3X0.3125X0.375LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA3110 mm2
Section Widthb127 mm
Section Depthd76 mm
Flange thicknesstf8 mm
Web thicknesstw8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx41 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry31 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx61000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy36000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx109000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy68000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight24 kg/m

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

A 2L5X3X0.3125X0.375LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 16.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.82 in2. The height and width of the section are 3 in and 5 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

kip

The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft

The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft