Dimensions and section properties for 2L8X8X1

Structural sectional properties for a 2L8X8X1 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X8X1
Cross Sectional AreaA30.2 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd8 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.43 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry3.39 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx178 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy347 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx31.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy43.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx57 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy71.3 in3
Self Weight of sectionWeight102 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationType2L
Section NameName2L8X8X1
Cross Sectional AreaA19484 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd203 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx62 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry86 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx74000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy144000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx518000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy711000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx934000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1168000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJNaN mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCwNaN mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight152 kg/m

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

A 2L8X8X1 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the 2L - Doubled Angles category. It weighs 102 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 30.2 in2. The height and width of the section are 8 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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