2L3×2-1/2×3/8LLBB 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.

2L3×2-1/2×3/8LLBB has a 3 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 long legs back-to-back.

It weighs 13.2 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.61 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 3.3 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.9 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight13.2 lb/ft
Area (A)3.86 in²
Ix3.3 in⁴
Sx1.61 in³
Zx2.9 in³
rx0.924 in
Iy3.94 in⁴
Sy1.58 in³
Zy2.71 in³
ry1.01 in

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Comparable 13.2 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L4×4×1/413.2 lb/ft · Sx 2.06 in³2L4×4×1/4×3/813.2 lb/ft · Sx 2.06 in³2L4×4×1/4×3/413.2 lb/ft · Sx 2.06 in³2L5×3×1/4LLBB13.2 lb/ft · Sx 3.02 in³2L5×3×1/4×3/8LLBB13.2 lb/ft · Sx 3.02 in³2L5×3×1/4×3/4LLBB13.2 lb/ft · Sx 3.02 in³2L3-1/2×3×5/16LLBB13.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.9 in³2L3-1/2×3×5/16×3/8LLBB13.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.9 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 2L3×2-1/2×3/8LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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