Dimensions and section properties for Pipe5XXS

Structural sectional properties for a Pipe5XXS standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe5XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA10.7 in2
Section Depthd5.56 in
Flange thicknesstf0.75 in
Web thicknesstw0.75 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.74 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.74 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx32.2 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy32.2 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11.6 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy11.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx16.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy16.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ64.4 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight38.6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe5XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA6903 mm2
Section Depthd141 mm
Flange thicknesstf19.1 mm
Web thicknesstw19.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx44 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry44 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx13000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy13000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx190000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy190000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx274000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy274000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ26805000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight57 kg/m

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

A Pipe5XXS 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 38.6 lb/ft (57 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 10.7 in2 (6903 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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