2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/8SLBB double angle

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/8SLBB has a 2 1/2 in. long leg and a 1 1/2 in. short leg, 3/16 in. thick, in contact back to back.

It is a double angle set with its short legs back-to-back.

It weighs 4.88 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.216 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 0.249 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 0.396 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg2 1/2"
Short leg1 1/2"
Thickness (t)3/16"

Section properties

Weight4.88 lb/ft
Area (A)1.45 in²
Ix0.249 in⁴
Sx0.216 in³
Zx0.396 in³
rx0.416 in
Iy2.45 in⁴
Sy0.912 in³
Zy1.49 in³
ry1.3 in

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Comparable 4.88 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L2×2×3/164.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.376 in³2L2×2×3/16×3/84.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.376 in³2L2×2×3/16×3/44.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.376 in³2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16LLBB4.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.56 in³2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/8LLBB4.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.56 in³2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/4LLBB4.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.56 in³2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16SLBB4.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.216 in³2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/4SLBB4.88 lb/ft · Sx 0.216 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need 2L2-1/2×1-1/2×3/16×3/8SLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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