Section properties for HSS8X3X0.500

Structural sectional properties for a HSS8X3X0.500 standard steel section

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	HSS
Section Name	Name	HSS8X3X0.500
Cross Sectional Area	A	8.81 in²
Section Width	b	3 in
Section Depth	d	8 in
Flange thickness	tf	0.5 in
Web thickness	tw	0.5 in
Radius of Gyration about X-X	rx	2.58 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	1.15 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	58.6 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	11.7 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	14.6 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	7.81 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	20 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	9.64 in³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	34.3 in⁴
Self Weight of section per foot	Weight	31.84 lb/ft

A HSS8X3X0.500 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HSS - Hollow Structural Sections category. It weighs 31.84 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.81 in². The height and width of the section are 8 in and 3 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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