Dimensions and section properties for 2L6X4X0.875LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L6X4X0.875LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.875LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA16 in2
Section Widthb6 in
Section Depthd4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.875 in
Web thicknesstw0.875 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.86 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.57 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx55.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy39.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx14.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy9.85 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx25.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy17.9 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight54.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X4X0.875LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA10323 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd102 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.2 mm
Web thicknesstw22.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx47 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry40 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx23000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy16000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx234000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy161000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx416000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy293000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight81 kg/m

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

A 2L6X4X0.875LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 54.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 16 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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