L 152x152x12.7 L 6x6x1/2

United States

Dimensions

152 mm

long leg width

152 mm

short leg width

12.7 mm

thickness

tan(α)

inclination of principal axis of inertia

Secondary Dimensions

k_des

25.4 mm

design distance including flange thickness and web fillet

k_det

25.4 mm

detailing distance including flange thickness and web fillet

Properties

29.2 kg/m

weight

3,720 mm²

area

x_o

36.1 mm

shear center distance to centroid

e_o

6.35 mm

shear center distance to edge

x-x Axis

I_x

8.28ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_x

75,200 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_x

135,000 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_x

47.2 mm

radius of gyration

42.4 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

y_p

12.2 mm

vertical distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

y-y Axis

I_y

8.28ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_y

75,200 mm³

elastic section modulus

Z_y

135,000 mm³

plastic section modulus

r_y

47.2 mm

radius of gyration

42.4 mm

distance from edge to centroidal axis

x_p

12.2 mm

horizontal distance from edge to plastic neutral axis

z-z Axis

I_z

3.35ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_z

56,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

r_z

30 mm

radius of gyration

w-w Axis

I_w

13.2ᴇ6 mm⁴

moment of inertia

S_w

123,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

r_w

59.6 mm

radius of gyration

Torsion

209,000 mm⁴

torsional constant

C_w

354ᴇ6 mm⁶

warping constant

W_no

0 mm²

normalized warping function

r_o

84.1 mm

polar radius of gyration about the shear center

Additional Properties

slenderness ratio

0.63

flexural constant

z_A

103 mm

distance from point a to center of gravity (z-axis)

z_B

0 mm

distance from point b to center of gravity (z-axis)

z_C

103 mm

distance from point c to center of gravity (z-axis)

w_A

52.3 mm

distance from point a to center of gravity (w-axis)

w_B

59.9 mm

distance from point b to center of gravity (w-axis)

w_C

52.3 mm

distance from point c to center of gravity (w-axis)

S_wA

128,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_wC

128,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zA

64,100 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zB

56,000 mm³

elastic section modulus

S_zC

64,100 mm³

elastic section modulus

Allowable Strength Design

Beam Length

Steel Grade

Material

F_y

345 N/mm²

yield strength

F_u

448 N/mm²

ultimate tensile strength

Major Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

16.1 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

240 kN

available shear strength

W_max

48.9 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

24.5 kN

maximum point load

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Minor Axis Bending

M_n

Ω_b

16.1 kN-m

available flexural strength

V_n

Ω_v

240 kN

available shear strength

W_max

43.6 kN

maximum uniform load

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P_max

22.4 kN

maximum point load

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Axial Strength

P_n

626 kN

available tensile strength

P_n

Ω_c

361 kN

available compressive strength

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