Dimensions and section properties for 2L6X6X1

Structural sectional properties for a 2L6X6X1 standard steel section

US Customary Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L6X6X1
Cross Sectional Area	A	22 in²
Section Width	b	6 in
Section Depth	d	6 in
Flange thickness	tf	1 in
Web thickness	tw	1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	1.79 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	2.58 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	70.8 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	146 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	17.1 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	24.3 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	30.8 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	40.9 in³
Self Weight of section	Weight	74.8 lb/ft

Metric Units

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	2L
Section Name	Name	2L6X6X1
Cross Sectional Area	A	14194 mm²
Section Width	b	152 mm
Section Depth	d	152 mm
Flange thickness	tf	25.4 mm
Web thickness	tw	25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	45 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	29000000 mm⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	61000000 mm⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	280000 mm³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	398000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	505000 mm³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	670000 mm³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	NaN mm⁴
Self Weight of section	Weight	111 kg/m

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

A 2L6X6X1 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. The height and width of the section are 6 in (152 mm) and 6 in (152 mm) respectively. It weighs 74.8 lb/ft (111 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 22 in² (14194 mm²).

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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