Dimensions and section properties for HP10X42

Structural sectional properties for a HP10X42 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP10X42
Cross Sectional AreaA12.4 in2
Section Widthb10.1 in
Section Depthd9.7 in
Flange thicknesstf0.42 in
Web thicknesstw0.415 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.13 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.41 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx210 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy71.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx43.4 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy14.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx48.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy21.8 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.813 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1540 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight42 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHP
Section NameNameHP10X42
Cross Sectional AreaA8000 mm2
Section Widthb257 mm
Section Depthd246 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.7 mm
Web thicknesstw10.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx105 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry61 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx87000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy30000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx711000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy233000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx791000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy357000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ338000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw414000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight63 kg/m

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

A HP10X42 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HP - Hollow Pipe category. It weighs 42 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 12.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 9.7 in and 10.1 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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