2L3-1/2×2-1/2×3/8×3/4SLBB 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.

2L3-1/2×2-1/2×3/8×3/4SLBB has a 3 1/2 in. long leg and a 2 1/2 in. short leg, 3/8 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

It weighs 14.4 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.18 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 2.17 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.13 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3 1/2"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)3/8"

Section properties

Weight14.4 lb/ft
Area (A)4.24 in²
Ix2.17 in⁴
Sx1.18 in³
Zx2.13 in³
rx0.716 in
Iy15 in⁴
Sy3.87 in³
Zy6.47 in³
ry1.88 in

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Comparable 14.4 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/1614.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 in³2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/16×3/814.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 in³2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/16×3/414.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 in³2L3×3×3/814.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.65 in³2L3×3×3/8×3/814.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.65 in³2L3×3×3/8×3/414.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.65 in³2L4×3×5/16LLBB14.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.44 in³2L4×3×5/16×3/8LLBB14.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.44 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 2L3-1/2×2-1/2×3/8×3/4SLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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