Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X4X0.5625SLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X4X0.5625SLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X4X0.5625SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA13 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd4 in
Flange thicknesstf0.563 in
Web thicknesstw0.563 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.07 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.85 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx14.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy193 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.77 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy24.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.77 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy37.1 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight43.8 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X4X0.5625SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA8387 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd102 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.3 mm
Web thicknesstw14.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx27 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry98 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx6000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy80000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx78000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy395000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx144000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy608000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight65 kg/m

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

A 2L8X4X0.5625SLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 43.8 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13 in2. The height and width of the section are 4 in and 8 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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