Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X0.5625X0.375SLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X0.5625X0.375SLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.5625X0.375SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA15.2 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.563 in
Web thicknesstw0.563 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.78 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.69 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx48.2 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy207 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy25.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy40.6 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight51.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.5625X0.375SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA9806 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf14.3 mm
Web thicknesstw14.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx45 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry94 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx20000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy86000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx175000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy415000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx311000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy665000 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 2L8X6X0.5625X0.375SLBB 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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