L – angles
L254x254x31.8
ASTM A6 rolled shapes are the same in Canada; the CISC list may differ slightly (availability).
Dimensions
- Depthd
- 254mm
- Widthb
- 254mm
- Thicknesst
- 31.8mm
- Distance k (design)kdes
- 52.1mm
- Distance k (detailing)kdet
- 52.4mm
Mass and area
- Mass per lengthm
- 119kg/m
- Cross-sectional areaA
- 15,100mm²
Strong axis x–x
- Moment of inertiaIx
- 88.710⁶ mm⁴
- Elastic section modulusSx
- 49510³ mm³
- Plastic section modulusZx
- 90010³ mm³
- Radius of gyrationrx
- 76.7mm
Weak axis y–y
- Moment of inertiaIy
- 88.710⁶ mm⁴
- Elastic section modulusSy
- 49510³ mm³
- Plastic section modulusZy
- 90010³ mm³
- Radius of gyrationry
- 76.7mm
Principal axes
- Moment of inertia, minor principal axisIz
- 35.510⁶ mm⁴
- Section modulus, minor principal axisSz
- 33610³ mm³
- Radius of gyration, minor principal axisrz
- 48.5mm
- Tangent of principal axis angletan α
- 1
Torsion and stability
- Torsional constantJ
- 5,12010³ mm⁴
- Warping constantCw
- 2410⁹ mm⁶
- Polar radius (shear center)r̄o
- 137mm
- Flexural constantH
- 0.628
Centers
- Centroidx̄
- 74.9mm
- Centroidȳ
- 74.9mm
- Plastic neutral axisxp
- 29.7mm
- Plastic neutral axisyp
- 29.7mm
Slenderness ratios
- Wall slendernessb/t
- 8