2L3×2-1/2×3/16LLBB 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.

2L3×2-1/2×3/16LLBB has a 3 in. long leg and a 2 1/2 in. short leg, 3/16 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

It weighs 6.78 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.846 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 1.8 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.52 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)3/16"

Section properties

Weight6.78 lb/ft
Area (A)2 in²
Ix1.8 in⁴
Sx0.846 in³
Zx1.52 in³
rx0.9470000000000001 in
Iy1.92 in⁴
Sy0.768 in³
Zy1.25 in³
ry0.98 in

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Comparable 6.78 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L3×2-1/2×3/16×3/8LLBB6.78 lb/ft · Sx 0.846 in³2L3×2-1/2×3/16×3/4LLBB6.78 lb/ft · Sx 0.846 in³2L3×2-1/2×3/16SLBB6.78 lb/ft · Sx 0.606 in³2L3×2-1/2×3/16×3/8SLBB6.78 lb/ft · Sx 0.606 in³2L3×2-1/2×3/16×3/4SLBB6.78 lb/ft · Sx 0.606 in³2L2×2×1/46.38 lb/ft · Sx 0.488 in³2L2×2×1/4×3/86.38 lb/ft · Sx 0.488 in³2L2×2×1/4×3/46.38 lb/ft · Sx 0.488 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 2L3×2-1/2×3/16LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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