2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/8LLBB 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.

2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/8LLBB has a 3 in. long leg and a 2 1/2 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 9 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.11 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 2.32 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight9 lb/ft
Area (A)2.64 in²
Ix2.32 in⁴
Sx1.11 in³
Zx2 in³
rx0.94 in
Iy3.31 in⁴
Sy1.23 in³
Zy2.22 in³
ry1.12 in

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Comparable 9 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L3×2-1/2×1/4LLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 1.11 in³2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/4LLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 1.11 in³2L2-1/2×2×5/16LLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.93 in³2L2-1/2×2×5/16×3/8LLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.93 in³2L2-1/2×2×5/16×3/4LLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.93 in³2L3×2-1/2×1/4SLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.794 in³2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/8SLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.794 in³2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/4SLBB9 lb/ft · Sx 0.794 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 2L3×2-1/2×1/4×3/8LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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