Dimensions and section properties for L5X5X0.750

Structural sectional properties for a L5X5X0.750 standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL5X5X0.750
Cross Sectional AreaA6.98 in2
Section Widthb5 in
Section Depthd5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.75 in
Web thicknesstw0.75 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.5 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.5 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy15.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx4.52 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.52 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.14 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.14 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.33 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2.32 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight23.6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL5X5X0.750
Cross Sectional AreaA4503 mm2
Section Widthb127 mm
Section Depthd127 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.1 mm
Web thicknesstw19.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx38 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry38 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx74000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy74000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx133000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy133000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ554000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight35 kg/m

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

A L5X5X0.750 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the L - Angle category. The height and width of the section are 5 in (127 mm) and 5 in (127 mm) respectively. It weighs 23.6 lb/ft (35 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 6.98 in2 (4503 mm2).

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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