Dimensions and section properties for Pipe5XS

Structural sectional properties for a Pipe5XS standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe5XS
Cross Sectional AreaA5.73 in2
Section Depthd5.56 in
Flange thicknesstf0.375 in
Web thicknesstw0.375 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.85 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.85 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx19.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy19.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx7.02 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy7.02 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx9.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy9.5 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ39 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight20.8 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe5XS
Cross Sectional AreaA3697 mm2
Section Depthd141 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.5 mm
Web thicknesstw9.5 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx47 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry47 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx115000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy115000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx156000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy156000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ16233000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight31 kg/m

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

A Pipe5XS steel section is a standard North American steel section in the PIPE - STD Pipes category. The height and width of the section are 5.56 in (141 mm) and 5.56 in (141 mm) respectively. It weighs 20.8 lb/ft (31 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 5.73 in2 (3697 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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