Dimensions and section properties for 2L6X6X1

Structural sectional properties for a 2L6X6X1 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA22 in2
Section Widthb6 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.79 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.58 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx70.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy146 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17.1 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy24.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx30.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy40.9 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight74.8 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L6X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA14194 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx45 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry66 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx29000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy61000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx280000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy398000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx505000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy670000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight111 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. It weighs 74.8 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 22 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 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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