Dimensions and section properties for Pipe6XXS

Structural sectional properties for a Pipe6XXS standard steel section


steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe6XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Depthd6.63 in
Flange thicknesstf0.864 in
Web thicknesstw0.864 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.08 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.08 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx63.5 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy63.5 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx19.2 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy19.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx27.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy27.4 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ127 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight53.2 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypePIPE
Section NameNamePipe6XXS
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Depthd168 mm
Flange thicknesstf21.9 mm
Web thicknesstw21.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx53 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry53 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx26000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy26000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx315000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy315000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx449000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy449000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ52861000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight79 kg/m

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

A Pipe6XXS steel section is a standard North American steel section in the PIPE - STD Pipes category. The height and width of the section are 6.63 in (168 mm) and 6.63 in (168 mm) respectively. It weighs 53.2 lb/ft (79 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2 (9484 mm2).

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft

The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft