Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X0.500LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X0.500LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA13.6 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.5 in
Web thicknesstw0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.55 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.31 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx88.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy72.6 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx16 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy12.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx29.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy19.9 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight46 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.500LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA8774 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf12.7 mm
Web thicknesstw12.7 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx65 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry59 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx37000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy30000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx262000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy198000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx479000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy326000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight68 kg/m

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

A 2L8X6X0.500LLBB 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 8 in (203 mm) respectively. It weighs 46 lb/ft (68 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 13.6 in2 (8774 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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