Dimensions and section properties for 2L6X4X0.5625LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L6X4X0.5625LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.5625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA10.6 in2
Section Widthb6 in
Section Depthd4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.563 in
Web thicknesstw0.563 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.9 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.52 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx38.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy24.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx9.62 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6.12 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx17.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.6 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight36.2 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.5625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA6839 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd102 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.3 mm
Web thicknesstw14.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx48 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry39 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx16000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy10000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx158000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy100000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx282000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy174000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight54 kg/m

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

A 2L6X4X0.5625LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 36.2 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10.6 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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