Dimensions and section properties for Pipe3XS

Structural sectional properties for a Pipe3XS standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe3XS
Cross Sectional AreaA2.83 in2
Section Depthd3.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.3 in
Web thicknesstw0.3 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.14 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.14 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.11 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy2.11 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2.91 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.91 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ7.4 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight10.3 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe3XS
Cross Sectional AreaA1826 mm2
Section Depthd89 mm
Flange thicknesstf7.6 mm
Web thicknesstw7.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx29 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry29 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx35000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy35000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx48000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy48000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3080000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 kg/m

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

A Pipe3XS steel section is a standard North American steel section in the PIPE - STD Pipes category. The height and width of the section are 3.5 in (89 mm) and 3.5 in (89 mm) respectively. It weighs 10.3 lb/ft (15 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 2.83 in2 (1826 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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