Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X0.875LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X0.875LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.875LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA23 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.875 in
Web thicknesstw0.875 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.37 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx145 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy129 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx26.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy21.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx48.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy36.8 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight78.2 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X0.875LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA14839 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf22.2 mm
Web thicknesstw22.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx64 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry60 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx60000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy54000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx439000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy352000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx796000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy603000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight116 kg/m

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

A 2L8X6X0.875LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 78.2 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 23 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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