Dimensions and section properties for Pipe3XXS

Structural sectional properties for a Pipe3XXS standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe3XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA5.17 in2
Section Depthd3.5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.6 in
Web thicknesstw0.6 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.06 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.06 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx5.79 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5.79 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.31 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.31 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4.89 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy4.89 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ11.6 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight18.6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe3XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA3335 mm2
Section Depthd89 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.2 mm
Web thicknesstw15.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx27 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry27 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx54000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy54000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx80000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy80000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4828000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight28 kg/m

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

A Pipe3XXS 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 18.6 lb/ft (28 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 5.17 in2 (3335 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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