Dimensions and section properties for 2L6X4X0.500SLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L6X4X0.500SLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.500SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA9.5 in2
Section Widthb6 in
Section Depthd4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.5 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.14 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.75 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx12.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy71.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.12 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7.38 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy18.8 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight32.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.500SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA6129 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd102 mm
Flange thicknesstf12.7 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx29 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry70 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy30000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx68000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy197000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx121000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy308000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight48 kg/m

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

A 2L6X4X0.500SLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 32.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 9.5 in2. The height and width of the section are 4 in and 6 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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