2L2-1/2×2×1/4LLBB 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.

2L2-1/2×2×1/4LLBB has a 2 1/2 in. long leg and a 2 in. short leg, 1/4 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

It weighs 7.24 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.762 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 1.31 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.38 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg2 1/2"
Short leg2"
Thickness (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight7.24 lb/ft
Area (A)2.14 in²
Ix1.31 in⁴
Sx0.762 in³
Zx1.38 in³
rx0.782 in
Iy1.35 in⁴
Sy0.675 in³
Zy1.14 in³
ry0.794 in

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Comparable 7.24 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L2-1/2×2×1/4×3/8LLBB7.24 lb/ft · Sx 0.762 in³2L2-1/2×2×1/4×3/4LLBB7.24 lb/ft · Sx 0.762 in³2L2-1/2×2×1/4SLBB7.24 lb/ft · Sx 0.507 in³2L2-1/2×2×1/4×3/8SLBB7.24 lb/ft · Sx 0.507 in³2L2-1/2×2×1/4×3/4SLBB7.24 lb/ft · Sx 0.507 in³2L3×3×3/167.42 lb/ft · Sx 0.866 in³2L3×3×3/16×3/87.42 lb/ft · Sx 0.866 in³2L3×3×3/16×3/47.42 lb/ft · Sx 0.866 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 2L2-1/2×2×1/4LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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