Dimensions and section properties for L6X6X1

Structural sectional properties for a L6X6X1 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL6X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA11 in2
Section Widthb6 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.79 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.79 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx35.4 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy35.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx8.55 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy8.55 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx15.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy15.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.68 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw9.24 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight37.4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL6X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA7097 mm2
Section Widthb152 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx45 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry45 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx15000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy15000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx140000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy140000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx252000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy252000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1532000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight56 kg/m

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

A L6X6X1 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the L - Angle category. It weighs 37.4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 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:

kip-ft

The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft