Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X6X1SLBB

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X6X1SLBB standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X1SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA26.2 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.72 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.63 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx77.6 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy345 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx17.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy43.1 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx32.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy69.4 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight88.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X6X1SLBB
Cross Sectional AreaA16903 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx44 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry92 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx32000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy144000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx292000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy706000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx531000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1137000 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 2L8X6X1SLBB 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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