2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/8SLBB 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.

2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/8SLBB has a 2 1/2 in. long leg and a 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 5.5 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.391 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 0.583 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 0.695 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight5.5 lb/ft
Area (A)1.64 in²
Ix0.583 in⁴
Sx0.391 in³
Zx0.695 in³
rx0.597 in
Iy2.48 in⁴
Sy0.923 in³
Zy1.54 in³
ry1.23 in

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Comparable 5.5 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L2-1/2×2×3/16LLBB5.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.586 in³2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/8LLBB5.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.586 in³2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/4LLBB5.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.586 in³2L2-1/2×2×3/16SLBB5.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.391 in³2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/4SLBB5.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.391 in³2L2×2×3/164.88 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 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 2L2-1/2×2×3/16×3/8SLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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