Dimensions and section properties for L8X6X1

Structural sectional properties for a L8X6X1 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL8X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA13.1 in2
Section Widthb8 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf1 in
Web thicknesstw1 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.49 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.72 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx80.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy38.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15.1 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy8.92 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx27.3 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy16.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4.34 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw16.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight44.2 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeL
Section NameNameL8X6X1
Cross Sectional AreaA8452 mm2
Section Widthb203 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf25.4 mm
Web thicknesstw25.4 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx63 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry44 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx34000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy16000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx247000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy146000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx447000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy265000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1806000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight66 kg/m

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

A L8X6X1 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the L - Angle category. It weighs 44.2 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 13.1 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 in and 8 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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