Section properties for HSS8X6X0.500

Structural sectional properties for a HSS8X6X0.500 standard steel section

Description	Symbol	Value
Shape Category / Designation	Type	HSS
Section Name	Name	HSS8X6X0.500
Cross Sectional Area	A	11.6 in²
Section Width	b	6 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	2.91 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Y	ry	2.32 in
Moment of Inertia about X-X	Ix	98.2 in⁴
Moment of Intertia about Y-Y	Iy	62.5 in⁴
Elastic Section Modulus about X-X	Sx	24.6 in³
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Sy	20.8 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about X-X	Zx	30.5 in³
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-Y	Zy	24.9 in³
St. Venant Torsional Constant	J	127 in⁴
Self Weight of section per foot	Weight	42.05 lb/ft

A HSS8X6X0.500 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HSS - Hollow Structural Sections category. It weighs 42.05 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.6 in². The height and width of the section are 8 in and 6 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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