Dimensions and section properties for 2L5X3X0.4375LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L5X3X0.4375LLBB standard steel section

US Customary Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L5X3X0.4375LLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	6.62 in²
Section Width	b	5 in
Section Depth	d	3 in
Flange thickness	tf	0.438 in
Web thickness	tw	0.438 in
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	1.59 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	1.1 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	16.8 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	8.01 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	5.12 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	2.67 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	9.06 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	4.78 in³
Self Weight of section	Weight	22.6 lb/ft

Metric Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L5X3X0.4375LLBB
Cross Sectional Area	A	4271 mm²
Section Width	b	127 mm
Section Depth	d	76 mm
Flange thickness	tf	11.1 mm
Web thickness	tw	11.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	40 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	28 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	7000000 mm⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	3000000 mm⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	84000 mm³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	44000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	148000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	78000 mm³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	NaN mm⁴
Warping Torsion Constant	Cw	NaN mm⁶
Self Weight of section	Weight	34 kg/m

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

A 2L5X3X0.4375LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 22.6 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 6.62 in². The height and width of the section are 3 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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