Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X0.625LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X0.625LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA16.8 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.625 in
Web thicknesstw0.625 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.54 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.33 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx108 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy91.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx19.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy15.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx35.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy25.4 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.625LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA10839 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.9 mm
Web thicknesstw15.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx65 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry59 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx45000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy38000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx323000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy249000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx587000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy416000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight85 kg/m

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

A 2L8X6X0.625LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 57 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 16.8 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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