Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X0.5625LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X0.5625LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.5625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA15.2 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.563 in
Web thicknesstw0.563 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.55 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.32 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx98.8 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy81.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx32.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy22.7 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight51.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.5625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA9806 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.3 mm
Web thicknesstw14.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx65 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry59 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx41000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy34000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx293000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy223000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx531000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy372000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight76 kg/m

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

A 2L8X6X0.5625LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 51.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 15.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 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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