Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X1LLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X1LLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X1LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA26.2 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.49 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.39 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx162 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy150 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx30.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy25 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx54.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy43.2 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight88.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X1LLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA16903 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx63 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry61 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx67000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy62000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx495000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy410000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx895000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy708000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight132 kg/m

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

A 2L8X6X1LLBB steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 88.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 26.2 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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