2L3×3×1/2×3/4 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.

2L3×3×1/2×3/4 has equal 3 in. legs, 1/2 in. thick, spaced 3/4 in. back to back.

At 18.8 lb per foot it is the heaviest of the 18 2L3×3 sizes, which run from 7.42 to 18.8 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 2.12 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 4.4 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 3.82 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight18.8 lb/ft
Area (A)5.52 in²
Ix4.4 in⁴
Sx2.12 in³
Zx3.82 in³
rx0.895 in
Iy13.8 in⁴
Sy4.09 in³
Zy7.2 in³
ry1.58 in

Other 2L3×3 sizes

Same nominal size, different weight — useful when you are checking a substitution or a lighter section.

2L3×3×3/162L3×3×3/16×3/82L3×3×3/16×3/42L3×3×1/42L3×3×1/4×3/82L3×3×1/4×3/42L3×3×5/162L3×3×5/16×3/82L3×3×5/16×3/42L3×3×3/82L3×3×3/8×3/82L3×3×3/8×3/42L3×3×7/162L3×3×7/16×3/82L3×3×7/16×3/42L3×3×1/22L3×3×1/2×3/8

All 2L3×3 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight double angles

Comparable 18.8 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2LLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.82 in³2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/8LLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.82 in³2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/4LLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.82 in³2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2SLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.51 in³2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/8SLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.51 in³2L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/4SLBB18.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.51 in³2L4×3-1/2×3/8LLBB18.2 lb/ft · Sx 2.96 in³2L4×3-1/2×3/8×3/8LLBB18.2 lb/ft · Sx 2.96 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 2L3×3×1/2×3/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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